NEBRASKA WOMEN’S GAME NOTES GAME 13 - NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Date Opponent Time/Result NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Nov. 6 Southwest Baptist (exhibition) W, 73-71 VS. NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS Nov. 12 UTRGV (WNIT) [HuskersNside] W, 71-53 Wednesday, Dec. 28, 7 p.m. (CT) Nov. 14 #25 Missouri (WNIT) [BTN Plus] L, 35-55 Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.) Nov. 17 Colorado State (WNIT) [BTN Plus] W, 62-59 Live Video: BTN Plus Nov. 22 Omaha [BTN Plus] W, 66-58 Nov. 25-26 South Point Shootout (Las Vegas, Nev.) Live Radio: Husker Sports Network Nov. 25 vs. Washington State L, 65-79 Matt Coatney (PBP), Jeff Griesch (Analyst) Nov. 26 vs. Virginia L, 51-73 4-8 Overall Lincoln - B107.3 FM, Omaha - CD 105.9 FM 11-2 Overall Dec. 1 at Virginia Tech (ACC/B1G) L, 67-76 0-0 Big Ten Free Live Audio: Huskers.com/Huskers App 0-0 Big Ten Dec. 4 California [BTN] L, 65-86 Dec. 6 Drake [BTN Plus] L, 70-84 Dec. 9 San Jose State [BTN Plus] W, 83-61 HUSKERS OPEN BIG TEN PLAY AT HOME AGAINST WILDCATS Dec. 18 at Creighton (NET) L, 64-80 The Nebraska women’s basketball team opens Big Ten Conference action by taking on a talented, Dec. 21 #1 UConn [BTN] L, 41-84 experienced and deep Northwestern Wildcats team on Wednesday at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. Dec. 28 Northwestern^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Tip-off between the Huskers (4-8) and the Wildcats (11-2) is set for 7 p.m., with tickets available now Dec. 31 at Iowa^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. at Huskers.com. Tickets also will be available Wednesday night at the Pinnacle Bank Arena Box Office Jan. 4 Maryland^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. beginning 90 minutes prior to tip-off. Jan. 7 at Michigan State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. A live radio broadcast will be available from the Husker Sports Network with Matt Coatney and Jeff Jan. 10 Rutgers^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. Griesch calling the action on B107.3 FM in Lincoln and CD 105.9 FM in Omaha. Free audio also can be Jan. 15 at Illinois^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. found on Huskers.com and the Huskers App. A live video stream will be available to premium subscribers Jan. 19 at Penn State^ [BTN Plus] 6 p.m. of BTN Plus with the radio call joining the in-arena video production. Jan. 22 Michigan^ [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. Nebraska closed its toughest non-conference schedule in school history with a 4-8 record and the Jan. 26 at Purdue^ [BTN] 5 p.m. No. 12 strength of schedule in the nation. The Huskers’ schedule strength was the second strongest in Jan. 29 at Ohio State^ [BTN] 11 a.m. the Big Ten this season, trailing only Minnesota’s No. 4 strength of schedule. The Big Red faced three Feb. 4 Minnesota^ [BTN] 5 p.m. unbeaten teams in non-conference play, including USA Today Coaches No. 1 and four-time defending Feb. 9 at Wisconsin^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. national champion UConn (11-0), No. 18 California (12-0) and No. 20 Virginia Tech (12-0). Feb. 16 Ohio State^ [BTN Plus] 7 p.m. The Huskers enter Big Ten play with a higher RPI (136) than 14 teams across the nation with eight Feb. 19 Indiana^ (Play4Kay) [BTN Plus] 2 p.m. or more wins, including Purdue (9-5, RPI 146). Overall, Nebraska’s non-conference opponents have Feb. 23 at Michigan^ [BTN or BTN Plus] TBA amassed a cumulative record of 97-45, with seven foes winning eight or more games. Feb. 26 Michigan State^ (Senior Day) [BTN/BTN Plus] TBA March 1-5 at Big Ten Tournament (Indianapolis) Preseason first-team All-Big Ten selection Jessica Shepard has led the Huskers by averaging 18.0 points March 14 NCAA Tournament Selection TBA and 10.5 rebounds per game. The 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year owns six double-doubles this March 18-21 NCAA First & Second Rounds TBA season. March 24-27 NCAA Regionals TBA Along with the play of the sophomore Shepard, the Huskers have been bolstered by the performance March 31- NCAA Women’s Final Four (Dallas) TBA of freshman Nicea Eliely. The 6-1 guard has started all 12 games while averaging 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, April 2 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Eliely leads the Huskers in steals, percentage and three- All times listed are Central. Home games in bold at Pinnacle Bank point field goal percentage, while ranking second on the team in scoring and assists. Arena. ^- Denotes Big Ten Conference game. All of Nebraska’s regular-season games can be heard live on the Husker Sports Network, including B107.3 FM in Lincoln and ESPN 590 AM (or CD105.9 FM) in Omaha, and free on Huskers.com. [BTN] - Big Ten NEBRASKA 2016-17 STATISTICS Network; [BTN Plus] - Live Video Streams at BTN.com of live BTN and No. Player Ht. Cl. Pos. G-GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G 12-0 2.2 1.0 1.8 0.3 0.0 BTN Plus games; [HuskersNside]-Live Video Streams 3 Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G 12-0 5.6 1.3 1.4 0.5 0.1 HUSKERS.COM 5 Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G 12-12 8.5 4.3 2.8 1.6 0.7 TICKETS: 1-800-8-BIG-RED 11 Esther Ramacieri*** 5-8 Sr. G 12-12 3.5 2.2 3.2 1.0 0.0 12 Emily Wood** 5-5 Jr. G 12-0 2.6 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.0 13 Janay Morton# 5-10 Sr. G All-Mid-American Conference (3rd Team) 14 Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G 12-0 2.1 1.9 0.1 0.2 0.1 15 Bria Stallworth# 5-6 So. G Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie Team 22 Allie Havers*** 6-5 Sr. C 12-12 6.3 5.5 1.2 0.6 0.8 24 Maddie Simon* 6-2 So. G 12-0 4.7 2.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 32 Jessica Shepard* 6-4 So. F 12-12 18.0 10.5 1.8 0.3 0.3 34 Jasmine Cincore** 5-10 Jr. G 12-12 5.8 2.7 2.3 1.2 0.3 43 Rachel Blackburn*& 6-3 So. F Started 10 Games as True Freshman in 2015-16 50 Darrien Washington* 6-2 So. F 12-0 2.5 3.9 0.1 0.3 0.1 # redshirting in 2016-17 due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in 2016-17 due to injury

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NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS SCOUTING NORTHWESTERN Arguably the Big Ten’s most experienced team, Northwestern comes to Lincoln with an 11-2 non- (4-8, 0-0 BIG TEN) conference record to its credit to open conference play against the Huskers. The Wildcats feature a trio No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 32 Jessica Shepard 6-4 So. F 18.0 10.5 of four-year senior starters in All-Big Ten-caliber performers Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary and Christen Inman. 22 Allie Havers 6-5 Sr. C 6.3 5.5 Coffey, a 6-1 forward from Minneapolis, was an honorable-mention WBCA All-American and a first- 5 Nicea Eliely 6-1 Fr. G 8.5 4.3 team All-Big Ten choice as a junior when she averaged 20.3 points and 9.8 rebounds per game. Coffey, 11 Esther Ramacieri 5-8 Sr. G 3.5 2.2 who is averaging 20.6 points and 12.2 boards per game as a senior, is closing in on 2,000 career points. 34 Jasmine Cincore 5-10 Jr. G 5.8 2.7 Off the Bench She enters Big Ten play with 1,933 points in 110 career games. She has already amassed more than 1,000 3 Hannah Whitish 5-9 Fr. G 5.6 1.3 rebounds, entering conference play with 1,015 in her career. Coffey also fills up several other statistical 24 Maddie Simon 6-2 So. G 4.7 2.6 categories, including assists (234), blocks (211) and steals (160) in her career. 12 Emily Wood 5-5 Jr. G 2.6 1.1 Deary, who has started 113 games in her Northwestern career, also has filled up the stat sheet with 50 Darrien Washington 6-2 So. F 2.5 3.9 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen 5-10 Fr. G 2.2 1.0 more than just points. The 5-4 senior point guard has played a whopping 3,728 minutes as a Wildcat - an No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG average of 33 minutes per game in her career. With 370 career steals she needs just three steals against 15 Gabby Williams 5-11 Jr. F 10.4 8.1 14 Grace Mitchell 6-2 Fr. F/G 2.1 1.9 24 6-1 So. G/F 20.2 7.4 Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998) the Huskers to become the Big Ten’s all-time steals leader (current record 372, Stacey Thomas, Michigan, First Season at Nebraska (4-8) 1997-2000). 33 6-3 So. G/F 20.4 4.3 10th Season Overall (197-117) 11 Kia Nurse 6-0 Jr. G 12.9 2.2 Last season in two games against the Big Red, Deary nabbed 10 steals, including eight in an 85-62 win 5 5-5 Fr. G 7.0 3.0 NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS over the Huskers in Evanston on Jan. 3. Nebraska did limit Deary to two steals in a 76-67 win over the Head Coach: Geno Auriemma (West Chester, 1981) Wildcats to close Big Ten regular-season play in 2016. In five career games against the Huskers, Deary 32nd Season at UConn/Overall (965-134) (11-2, 0-0 BIG TEN) owns 17 steals. No. Player Ht. Yr. Pos. PPG RPG 10 Nia Coffey 6-1 Sr. F 20.6 12.2 The diminutive guard also has piled up 1,130 points and 675 career assists. Her total ranks eighth 34 Oceana Hamilton 6-4 Jr. C 2.8 3.2 in Big Ten history, immediately behind Nebraska All-American Lindsey Moore, who set the Husker record 3 Ashley Deary 5-4 Sr. G 11.5 3.9 with 699 from 2010 to 2013. 12 Lydia Rohde 5-10 Jr. G 6.3 1.2 Deary is averaging 11.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.5 assists and 4.5 steals per game this season. 24 Christen Inman 5-10 Sr. G 13.3 2.8 Off the Bench Four-year starter Christen Inman ranks second among the Cats in scoring this season with 13.3 points 11 Lauren Douglas 6-2 Sr. F 7.8 3.5 per game, after pouring in 14.5 points per game as a junior. The 5-10 guard owns 1,297 career points, 5 Jordan Hankins 5-8 So. G 4.5 1.3 341 rebounds, 248 assists and 152 steals in a 107 career games. 44 Abi Scheid 6-2 Fr. F/C 3.8 2.8 In addition to the trio of 1,000-point scorers the Wildcats have in their starting lineup, fifth-year senior 21 Abbie Wolf 6-4 Fr. F/C 2.8 1.6 32 Amber Jamison 6-0 So. G 2.8 1.2 Lauren Douglas has produced 1,046 points in 103 career games. A starter as a freshman, Douglas has 4 Bryana Hopkins 6-2 Fr. F 2.6 0.6 battled injury the last several years but has continued to provide big production on the offensive end. 30 Allie Tuttle 6-4 Sr. F/C 1.7 1.3 She leads the Cat bench with 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds this season, while averaging 10.2 points and 35 Maya Jonas 6-2 Jr. G 1.4 1.3 4.5 rebounds in her career. Douglas was a high school teammate of Nebraska junior Jasmine Cincore at 14 Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah 6-2 So. F 1.3 2.5 22 Byrdy Galernik 5-8 Fr. G 1.2 1.3 Briarcrest Christian High School in Tennessee. Head Coach: Joe McKeown (Kent State, 1979) Juniors Lydia Rohde (6.3 ppg, 1.2 rpg) and Oceana Hamilton (2.8 ppg, 3.2 rpg) round out Northwestern’s Ninth Season at Northwestern (140-129) starting five, while senior Allie Tuttle (1.7 ppg, 1.3 rpg) and sophomores Jordan Hankins (4.5 ppg, 1.3 rpg) 31st Season Overall (649-303) and Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (1.3 ppg, 2.5 rpg) give the Cats more athleticism and experience. Northwestern also has been bolstered by freshmen Abi Scheid (3.8 ppg, 2.8 rpg), Abbie Wolf (2.8 ppg, HUSKER NUGGETS 1.6 rpg) and Byrdy Galernik (1.2 ppg, 1.3 rpg) this season. • Jessica Shepard needs 10 points to reach 800 in As a team, Northwestern is averaging 73.5 points while holding the opposition to 60.6 points per game. her Husker career. Shepard enters the Northwestern game with 790 points in 43 career games. She needs The Wildcats are plus-3.4 on the glass (40.8-37.4) and carry a plus-3.3 team margin. Northwestern eight rebounds to reach 400 in her career. Last is shooting a solid 44.4 percent as a team from the field, including 33.5 percent from three-point range. season in two games against Northwestern, Shepard The Cats also have been solid at the line, hitting 71.5 percent of their attempts. Coffey and averaged 12.5 points and 11.0 rebounds. Deary have combined to hit 101 of Northwestern’s 181 made free throws this season. Nebraska has hit • Shepard leads the Huskers with averages of 18.0 110 as a team. points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She produced Northwestern, which finished 18-17 overall and 4-14 in the Big Ten last season, enters Big Ten play at her 16th career double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Creighton (Dec. 18). Shepard ranks No. 45 in the RPI after managing a strength of schedule of 167 in non-conference play this season. The 10th in school history with 16 double-doubles. Wildcats own solid wins over Florida (73-68) and Virginia (69-60) in Evanston, but suffered losses at DePaul • Shepard owns six double-doubles this season, (89-66) and Gonzaga (67-56). including a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds Northwestern is 9-0 in Evanston this season and 2-2 on the road with wins at Santa Clara (RPI 87) and against San Jose State (Dec. 9). She had 23 points Milwaukee (RPI 145). and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. Nebraska leads the all-time series with Northwestern 8-5, although the series is tied 4-4 as Big Ten 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado foes. The current senior classes are 3-3 against each other, but the Wildcat senior starters (Coffey, Deary State (Nov. 17), and 17 points and 15 rebounds in a and Inman) have not won in Lincoln. win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). In addition to Nebraska’s 76-67 win last season at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers defeated the Cats • Shepard owns six 20-point scoring efforts through 66-65 on Jan. 2, 2014. Inman (19 points, 5 rebounds) and Coffey (16 points, 9 rebounds) led the Wildcats 12 games, including a season-high 28 points against as true freshmen, while sophomore Lauren Douglas added 13 points off the bench in the loss. San Jose State (Dec. 9). She owns 22 career 20-plus scoring games in 43 career contests. • Shepard ranks second among the Huskers in HUSKERS HONORED OLYMPIAN PAGE three-point field goals made (14), including a game- Former Husker Danielle Page was honored by the Nebraska Athletic Department during its non- clinching three with one minute left in the win over conference finale with No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. Page, who was a four-year letterwinner at Nebraska from Colorado State on Nov. 14, and a 60-foot heave at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 2005 to 2008, became the first Husker basketball player in history to win a medal at the Rio Olympics 12. She also beat the first-half buzzer with a three in 2016. The 6-2 forward from Monument, Colo., captured a bronze medal as a member of the Serbian at Creighton (Dec. 18). Olympic Team, helping her adopted country to its first-ever Olympic medal in women’s basketball. • Nebraska freshman Nicea Eliely ranks second on Page, who spent the 2008 WNBA season with the after making the roster as a free the team in scoring (8.5 ppg), third in rebounding agent, is taking a year off from professional basketball overseas after undergoing knee surgery this fall. She (4.3 rpg), second in assists (2.8 apg) and first in steals has been one of the top players in France the past several years, and overall has spent eight professional (1.6 spg), field goal percentage (.513) and three- point field goal percentage (.429) through the first seasons in Europe. 12 games of her collegiate career. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Page averaged 10.6 points and team bests with 6.0 rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots over eight games for Serbia. Page scored in double figures in six of Serbia’s eight games, including HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 3

10 points, eight rebounds, three steals and two blocks in a win over France in the bronze-medal game on Aug. 20. INSIDE THE ROSTER During her career at Nebraska, Page made a name for herself as one of the top shot blockers in Husker history. She ranks No. 3 in NU history with 207 blocks, including a single-season school record 78 as a HUSKER PRONUNCIATION GUIDE senior in 2007-08. As a senior, she ranked among the top 20 scorers and rebounders in the Big 12 with Rylie Cascio Jensen...... CASH-ee-O 12.0 points and 6.5 boards per game to earn honorable-mention All-Big 12 accolades. Jasmine Cincore...... SIN-core Page played a major role in leading Nebraska to back-to-back NCAA Tournament bids in 2007 and 2008. Nicea Eliely...... NY-see-uh E-ly-lee Allie Havers...... HAY-vers Janay Morton...... juh-NAY SHEPARD LEADS BIG RED ON B1G STAGE Esther Ramacieri...... RAH-muh-Cherry • Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 16 career double-doubles, including six this season. Her most recent Bria Stallworth...... BREE-uh double-double came with 22 points and 11 rebounds at Creighton on Dec. 18. She had a season-high 28 Darrien Washington...... DERRY-in points and 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She added 23 points and a season-high 16 Hannah Whitish...... WHITE-ish rebounds against Drake on Dec. 6. It followed a 25-point, 14- performance in a loss at unbeaten HUSKER HOMES Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She also had 24 points and 13 rebounds in Nebraska’s 62-59 win over Colorado The 14 members of the 2016-17 Husker women's State on Nov. 17. She opened the season with 17 points and 15 rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. basketball team came to Nebraska from nine U.S. 12. states and one foreign country (Canada). • Through 12 games, Shepard is averaging team bests of 18.0 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. She California (1): Darrien Washington Coloardo (1): Nicea Eliely also ranks second on the team with 14 three-pointers, including a game-clinching three with one minute Illinois (1): Bria Stallworth left against Colorado State and a 60-footer at the first-half buzzer in the win over UTRGV. She added a Kansas (3): Rachel Blackburn, Grace Mitchell, first-half buzzer-beater at Creighton. The 6-4 sophomore forward had not hit a collegiate three-pointer Emily Wood prior to this season. Michigan (1): Allie Havers • Shepard earned Preseason All-Big Ten honors when the conference announced its preseason awards Minnesota (1): Janay Morton Nebraska (3): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Jessica Shepard, on Oct. 24. Shepard was one of two sophomores on the coaches preseason all-conference team, joining Maddie Simon Penn State guard Teniya Page. Shepard was the lone sophomore honored by the media on its 10-player Tennessee (1): Jasmine Cincore preseason team. Wisconsin (1): Hannah Whitish • Shepard became the first freshman in Nebraska history to earn first-team all-conference honors. She Canada [Quebec] (1): Esther Ramacieri produced school freshman-record averages of 18.5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game in 2015-16. HUSKERS BY CLASS • Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn conference freshman-of-the-year accolades. The Seniors (3): Allie Havers, Janay Morton 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., joined Emily Cady (2012) and Rachel Theriot (2013) as Huskers who Esther Ramacieri earned spots on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team in Nebraska’s first five seasons in the conference. Juniors (2): Jasmine Cincore, Emily Wood • Shepard set a conference record by winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. Sophomores (5): Rachel Blackburn, Jessica Shepard, Maddie Simon, Bria Stallworth, Darrien Washington HUSKERS ESTABLISHING SOLID STARTING FIVE Freshmen (4): Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, • One of Coach Amy Williams’ primary objectives early in the season was to Grace Mitchell, Hannah Whitish START ME UP find a starting five from a relatively inexperienced group of Huskers. Only six HUSKERS BY MAJOR Player Career Starts players on Nebraska’s active roster have ever started a game for the Huskers, Advertising & Public Relations: Jasmine Cincore with four of them starting 20 or fewer contests. Shepard 41 Animal Science: Darrien Washington • Although Jessica Shepard is just a sophomore, she owns a team-high 41 Havers 33 Biological Systems Engineering: Nicea Eliely career starts, including 29 in 31 games as a freshman. Cincore 18 Management: Emily Wood Ramacieri 16 Esther Ramacieri, Jessica Shepard • A three-year contributor on the court, 6-5 senior Allie Havers adds 33 Marketing: Eliely 12 Pre-Dentistry: Rylie Cascio Jensen career starts to Nebraska’s level of experience in 2016-17. Simon 5 Pre-Health: Grace Mitchell, Maddie Simon • Only three other returning Huskers had ever started a game for Nebraska Psychology: Allie Havers, Janay Morton before this season, including Jasmine Cincore (18 career), Esther Ramacieri Undeclared: Rachel Blackburn, Bria Stallworth, (16) and Maddie Simon (5), while true freshman Nicea Eliely has made her first 12 career starts this Hannah Whitish season. Overall, Nebraska owns just 125 career starts. In comparison, seven Wildcats have combined for 411 career starts at Northwestern, including Ashley Deary (113), Nia Coffey (109), Christen Inman (99),

2016-17 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown (High School/Other School) Worth Noting 2 Rylie Cascio Jensen G 5-10 Fr. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) 2016 Nebraska HS POY, 6 pts, 2 3FG vs. Omaha & San Jose State 3 Hannah Whitish G 5-9 Fr. Barneveld, Wis. (Barneveld) 2016 Wisconsin HS POY; back-to-back 10-point games vs. CSU & Omaha 5 Nicea Eliely G 6-1 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Rampart) No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN); Career-high 19 points vs. Cal, 12/4/16 11 Esther Ramacieri*** G 5-8 Sr. Repentigny, Quebec, Canada (Dawson) Fourth Canadian in Husker history; Career-high 9 pts and 3 3FG in win over Omaha 12 Emily Wood** G 5-5 Jr. Salina, Kan. (Salina Central) Walk-on earned scholarship in 14-15; Career-high 8 pts at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 13 Janay Morton# G 5-10 Sr. Brooklyn Park, Minn. (Osseo/E. Michigan) 2016 All-MAC Third Team; 2016 MAC All-Defensive 14 Grace Mitchell F/G 6-2 Fr. Wellington, Kan. (Wellington) 2016 Kansas HS POY (USA Today HS Sports), Career-high 7 pts vs. Drake, 12/6/16 15 Bria Stallworth# G 5-6 So. Chicago, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) 2016 Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team; A-10 Freshman Scoring, Assist Leader 22 Allie Havers*** C 6-5 Sr. Mattawan, Mich. (Mattawan) 9 pts, 11 reb vs. Omaha; 4 double-doubles in 15-16; 16 pts, 10 reb vs. RUT, 3/3/16 24 Maddie Simon* G 6-2 So. Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X) 2015 Nebraska HS POY; missed 6 gms with broken arm; 16 pts, 7 reb vs. NU, 2/28 32 Jessica Shepard* F 6-4 So. Fremont, Neb. (Fremont) Naismith Candidate; Big Ten Freshman of the Year; 1st Team All-Big Ten; NEB frosh record 574 pts 34 Jasmine Cincore** G 5-10 Jr. Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 2-Time Tennessee 2A POY; 14 career starts; 16 pts vs. Indiana (2/24/16) 43 Rachel Blackburn*& F 6-3 So. Leavenworth, Kan. (Leavenworth) Redshirting in 2016-17 after knee surgery on Oct. 4. Started first 9 games of 2015-16 50 Darrien Washington* F 6-2 So. Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) 20 points, 19 rebounds, 39 min. in 2015-16 * denotes letters earned # redshirting in 2016-17 due to NCAA transfer rules & redshirting in 2016-17 due to injury Head Coach: Amy Williams (Nebraska, 1998), 197-117 (10th season overall) 4-8 (First season at Nebraska) - 2015 & 2016 Summit League Coach of the Year Assistant Coaches: Tom Goehle, First Season (Augustana, S.D., 1993); Chuck Love, First Season (Northwestern Oklahoma State, 2008); Tandem Mays, First Season (Tulsa, 2007) Director of Operations: Amanda Hart, First Season (Dakota Wesleyan, 2014); Administrative Assistant/Video Coordinator: Katie Adams, Second Season (Rutgers, 2008) Graduate Assistant Manager: Shelby Romine, First Season (Bucknell, 2014); Women’s Basketball Strength Coach: Rusty Ruffcorn, 11th Season (Nebraska-Omaha, 2004) Women’s Basketball Athletic Trainer: Ashley Rudolph, First Season (Michigan State, 2010) 4 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Lauren Douglas (38), Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah (20), Lydia Rohde (19) and Oceana Hamilton (13). AMY WILLIAMS • Nebraska sent nine different starting lineups onto the floor in 2015-16. (NEBRASKA, 1998) • The longest stretch Nebraska was able to play with a consistent starting five in 2015-16 was eight (4-8, First Season at Nebraska) games (Game 2 vs. North Florida, Nov. 16 - Game 9 at California, Dec. 12). (197-117, 10th Season Overall) • Three times (2003-04, 2006-07, 2011-12) in the last 14 seasons, Nebraska’s starting five has hit the Summit League Coach of the Year floor for every game together, and five more times the Huskers have only featured six different starters (2015, 2016) WNIT Championship Team (2016) in a season (2005-06, 2007-08, 2009-10, 2012-13, 2013-14). NAIA Season School Won Lost Pct. NEBRASKA RANKS NEAR TOP IN ATTENDANCE 2007-08 Rogers State 13 18 .419 • Nebraska closed the 2015-16 season ranked No. 9 nationally in total attendance (102,682) and No. 2008-09 Rogers State 18 14 .563 2009-10 Rogers State 21 11 .656 12 in NCAA Division I in average home attendance (5,404). It marked the third consecutive season inside 2010-11 Rogers State 23 10 .697 Pinnacle Bank Arena that the Big Red have ranked among the top 12 nationally in both categories. 2011-12 Rogers State 22 12 .647 • In 60 all-time home games at Pinnacle Bank Arena, the Huskers own an impressive 47-13 record (.783 Totals 5 seasons 97 65 .599 winning percentage) while averaging 5,713 fans per game (342,751 total fans/60 games). NCAA Division I 2012-13 South Dakota 19 16 .543 • Nebraska attracted a non-conference school-record crowd of 9,750 to open its stay in the building 2013-14 South Dakota 19 14 .576 with a win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013. 2014-15 South Dakota 26 8 .765 2015-16 South Dakota 32 6 .842 2016-17 Nebraska 4 8 .333 BIG RED TO BATTLE ONE OF NATION’S BEST SCHEDULES Div. I Totals Fifth season 100 52 .658 • Nebraska will likely face the toughest overall schedule in school history in 2016-17. The Huskers will Overall 10th season 197 117 .627 play 10 games against NCAA Tournament teams and 11 more regular-season games against Postseason WILLIAMS IN POSTSEASON WNIT teams in 2016-17. Year (Tournament) Results • Through Monday’s games, Nebraska’s 12 non-conference opponents owned a cumulative record of 2016 (WNIT) Champion 97-45 (.683 winning percentage), including unbeaten records for No. 1 UConn (11-0), No. 18 California 2015 (WNIT) Second Round (12-0) and No. 20 Virginia Tech (12-0). 2014 (NCAA) First Round 2013 (WBI) Semifinals • Through Monday’s games, Nebraska’s Strength of Schedule ranked No. 12 by RPIRatings.com. NU’s 2012 (NAIA) Elite Eight schedule strength was No. 2 in the Big Ten, trailing only Minnesota. Nebraska, Minnesota and Rutgers 2011 (NAIA) First Round were the only three Big Ten teams to enter conference play with a top-25 strength of schedule. Six Big Ten teams entered league play with strength of schedules below 100, including Purdue (204), Maryland NOTING COACH WILLIAMS (203), Indiana (176), Northwestern (167), Ohio State (155) and Wisconsin (114). l Summit League Regular-Season Champions (South Dakota, 2015, 2016) • Nebraska’s appearance in the 2016 Preseason WNIT to open the year featured three games against l NCAA Tournament (South Dakota, 2014) postseason foes, including NCAA Tournament teams Missouri and Colorado State. l Summit League Tournament Champions (2014) • Virginia, Virginia Tech, Drake and Creighton all competed in the 2016 WNIT and the Huskers will play l Four Summit League Championship Game Appearances l Assistant Coach, Tulsa (2007) three of those games on the road. Nebraska closes non-conference play at home against UConn, which l Assistant Coach, Oklahoma State (2002-05) has won four consecutive NCAA titles. l Assistant Coach, Texas-San Antonio (2001) • A total of 13 of Nebraska’s 16 Big Ten Conference games will come against postseason foes, including l Graduate Assistant, Nebraska-Kearney (1999-2000) l Four-Year Letterwinner Nebraska (1995-98) seven games against NCAA qualifiers and six more against WNIT teams from a year ago. • Nebraska’s 16-game regular-season home schedule will feature 13 games against postseason teams, FIRST-YEAR HUSKER COACHES including all eight Big Ten Conference home games. l Amy Williams (2016-17) - 4-8, 0-0 Big Ten l Connie Yori (2002-03) - 8-20, 1-15 Big 12 l Paul Sanderford (1997-98) - 19-9, 8-8 Big 12 NEBRASKA STREAKS l Angela Beck (1986-87) - 16-13, 8-6 Big Eight • Nebraska senior Allie Havers has competed in 108 consecutive games since the first game of her l Kelly Hill (1983-84) - 16-12, 6-8 Big Eight freshman season in 2013-14. The Huskers own a 69-39 record in those contests over the last four years. l Colleen Matsuhara (1980-81) - 18-13 (no conference) l Lorrie Gallagher (1978-79) - 23-13 (no conference) • Junior Jasmine Cincore owns the longest streak of consecutive starts among the Huskers with 17. l Marcia Walker (1977-78) - 11-18 (no conference) Havers has made 15 straight starts, while Esther Ramacieri has started 13 consecutive games dating back l George Nicodemus (1975-76) - 21-9 (no conference) l Jan Callahan (1974-75) - 9-7 (no conference) to the end of last season. • The Huskers have knocked down at least one three-pointer in 263 straight regular-season games dating back to a loss at UTEP on Dec. 20, 2008. • Nebraska has hit at least two three-pointers in 142 consecutive games. • Nebraska has had at least two players earn first- or second-team All-Big Ten honors in each of its first five seasons in the Big Ten. • Nebraska finished with a 9-9 Big Ten record to mark the fifth consecutive season the Huskers have posted a .500 or better Big Ten record. Nebraska is the only Big Ten team with a .500 or better record in each of the last five seasons. In fact, no other Big Ten team has had four straight .500 marks. The only other team with three straight .500 or better Big Ten seasons is Minnesota, which went 11-7 in both 2015 and 2016 after going 8-8 in 2014. PUMP UP THE PROGRAM • Nebraska earned its fifth straight postseason tournament bid with a trip to the 2016 WNIT. The Huskers were one of only 21 Division I teams to earn four consecutive NCAA Tournament bids from 2012 through 2015. • The Huskers have produced seven 20-win seasons in the last 10 years. Nebraska owns 16 20-win seasons in program history. • Nebraska is the only team in the Big Ten to post a .500 or better conference mark in each of the last Nebraska’s 2016-17 Coaching/Support Staff (back row, from five years. Minnesota is the only other Big Ten team to do it each of the last three seasons. left): Athletic Trainer Ashley Rudolph, Graduate Assistant Manager Shelby Romine, Video Coordinator Katie Adams, • The Huskers, who joined the Big Ten in 2011-12, have averaged 10.6 conference wins per season Strength Coach Rusty Ruffcorn. Middle row (from left): since joining the conference. The Big Red have added eight Big Ten Tournament wins for 61 total victories Assistant Coach Tandem Mays, Assistant Coach Tom Goehle, Assistant Coach Chuck Love, Director of Operations Amanda over Big Ten foes during the past five years (12.2 wins per season). Hart. Front: Head Coach Amy Williams. HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 5

• Nebraska has ranked among the top 12 schools nationally in average home attendance in each of the Huskers’ first three seasons at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Big Red have ranked among the top 10 nationally in total home attendance in each of the first three seasons at the arena, including 102,682 fans in 2015-16. NEBRASKA • Nebraska set a season ticket sales record with 4,032 season tickets sold as of Jan. 31, 2016. It marked the first time in school history the Huskers sold 4,000 season tickets. Nebraska’s season ticket number for 2016-17 QUICK FACTS 2016-17 was 3,980 as of Dec. 21, 2016. Institution...... University of Nebraska. Location...... Lincoln, Neb. • Nebraska featured six first-team academic All-Big Ten selections in 2015-16, including returning Population...... 268,738 Huskers Jasmine Cincore, Allie Havers and Emily Wood. Enrollment...... 25,897 Founded...... 1869 Nickname...... Cornhuskers, Huskers HUSKERS TO LEARN DAY-BY-DAY, MINUTE-BY-MINUTE Colors...... Scarlet and Cream • First-year Nebraska Coach Amy Williams and her staff will try to guide Home Arena...... Pinnacle Bank Arena an extremely inexperienced Husker team through the 2016-17 season. EXPERIENCE Capacity...... 15,000 • Senior center Allie Havers was the most experienced Husker with 96 BY THE MINUTE Conference...... Big Ten career games and 1,583 career minutes entering the season. Havers is the 1. Northwestern 14,195 Director of Athletics...... Shawn Eichorst 2. Indiana 10,671 2016-17 Overall Record...... 4-8 only active Husker who has played more than 1,000 collegiate minutes. In Home Record...... 4-4 fact, she had played more minutes than senior guard Esther Ramacieri (282 3. Michigan 9,802 Away Record...... 0-2 minutes, 52 games), junior guard Jasmine Cincore (653 minutes, 51 games), 4. Ohio State 8,587 Neutral Record...... 0-2 junior guard Emily Wood (158 minutes, 31 games), sophomore guard Maddie 5. Iowa 8,260 Big Ten Record...... 0-0 6. Penn State 7,923 ...... Amy Williams Simon (299 minutes, 21 games) and sophomore forward Darrien Washington Head Coach 7. Michigan State 7,647 Alma Mater/Year...... Nebraska/1998 (39 minutes, 10 games) combined (1,331 minutes) entering the 2016-17 8. Purdue 7,403 Record at Nebraska...... 4-8 (First season) campaign. 9. Maryland 7,300 Career Record...... 197-117 (10th season) NCAA Div. I Record...... 100-52 (Fifth season) • Sophomore forward Jessica Shepard ranked second among active Huskers 10. Minnesota 4,901 in career minutes with 884 entering the year. In all, Nebraska returns just Williams’ Nebraska Home Record...... 4-4 11. Nebraska 3,798 Big Ten Conference Record...... 0-0 3,798 minutes of active collegiate experience, which ranks 11th in the Big 12. Illinois 3,108 Big Ten Home Record...... 0-0 Ten. Only Illinois (3,108), Wisconsin (2,985) and Rutgers (2,253) have fewer 13. Wisconsin 2,985 Big Ten Road Record...... 0-0 minutes of returning experience to their respective teams than Nebraska. 14. Rutgers 2,253 Big Ten Tournament Record...... 0-0 • Nebraska’s returning players combined for just under 19 full 40-minute Assistant Coaches:...... Tom Goehle games of experience entering the season...... Chuck Love ...... Tandem Mays • Northwestern has three seniors (Nia Coffey, Ashley Deary and Christen Inman) who each played Director of Operations...... Amanda Hart more than 3,000 career minutes for the Wildcats, combining for 9,620 minutes entering the year. As a Video Coordinator...... Katie Adams team, Northwestern returns 14,195 minutes on the court, which does not include 413 minutes for Oceana Graduate Assistant Manager...... Shelby Romine Hamilton who played two seasons at Alabama before transferring to Northwestern and sitting out 2015- Strength Coach...... Rusty Ruffcorn ...... Ashley Rudolph 16. Athletic Trainer Basketball Office Phone...... (402) 472-6462 • Indiana returns 10,671 minutes and that does not include 3,497 minutes from transfers Amber Deane Basketball Office Fax...... (402) 472-0849 (2,697, Dayton) and Tia Elbert (800, Marquette) who are both eligible to play this year for the Hoosiers. Women’s Basketball Contact...... Jeff Griesch • Michigan senior guard Sierra Thompson played 3,517 career minutes entering 2016-17, while Iowa Communications Office Phone...... (402) 472-2263 senior Ally Disterhoft played 3,346. Northwestern’s Ashley Deary (3,319), Nia Coffey (3,231) and Christen Griesch’s Direct Line...... (402) 472-7775 Griesch’s Cell Phone...... (402) 540-0279 Inman (3,070) join Michigan State’s Tori Jankoska (3,209) as the six returning players in the Big Ten who Griesch’s Home Phone...... (402) 328-8992 have played more than 3,000 career minutes entering the season. Griesch’s E-mail...... [email protected] Communications Fax...... (402) 472-2005 Best Way to Contact Williams...... Through Griesch SHEPARD SETS BIG RED RECORDS AS FRESHMAN Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 • Jessica Shepard set a Nebraska freshman record with 574 points, shattering Debra Powell’s previous Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 8/4 NU freshman mark of 461 (1981-82) by 113 points. Shepard’s 18.5 points per game smashed Powell’s Newcomers...... 6 Husker freshman mark of 15.4 points per game. Returning All-Big Ten Player (1)...... • Shepard’s 8.6 rebounds per game broke Powell’s previous Nebraska freshman mark of 7.6 per game Jessica Shepard (6-4, So., F)...... 1st Team, 2016 ...... 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (1981-82). With 266 total rebounds, Shepard finished 11 shy of Kathy Hagerstrom’s freshman mark of 277 Returning Starters (2, 2015-16 Stats)...... (1979-80). Shepard amassed her rebounds in 31 games. Hagerstrom pulled down her 277 in 40 games. Jessica Shepard, So., F (18.5, 9.3 rpg) • Shepard produced one of the best individual performances in Nebraska history with a freshman-record Allie Havers, Sr., C (8.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg) 35 points to go along with 20 rebounds in a win at Michigan on Jan. 24. It is the only 30-point/20-rebound Other Returning Letterwinners (6, 2015-16 Stats). performance in Nebraska women’s basketball history. Maddie Simon, So., G (5.0 ppg, 1.4 rpg) Jasmine Cincore, Jr., G (4.3 ppg, 1.8 rpg) • Shepard owns the Nebraska freshman record with 10 double-doubles. She had six double-doubles Rachel Blackburn, So., F (4.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg) in Big Ten play. She is just the eighth Husker in history to produce 10 double-doubles in a season. Darrien Washington, So., F (2.0 ppg, 1.9 rpg) • Shepard’s 228 made field goals were a Nebraska freshman record. Emily Wood, Jr., G (1.4 ppg, 0.8 rpg) • Her 203 free throw attempts set the Nebraska freshman record in that category in 2015-16. Esther Ramacieri, Sr., G (0.9 ppg, 1.6 rpg) Starters Lost (3, 2015-16 Stats)...... • Shepard’s 20 free throw attempts against Northern Arizona (Dec. 19) were the most by any Husker Natalie Romeo, G (16.0 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 3.0 apg) in a game in history, regardless of class. Rachel Theriot, G (10.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 7.3 apg) • Shepard produced a record-setting regular-season debut with 24 points and 13 rebounds against Kyndal Clark, G (4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.3 apg) Arkansas Pine Bluff Nov. 14, 2015. She became the first freshman in history to notch a double-double in Others Lost (1, 2015-16 Stats)...... an opener and her 24 points and 13 rebounds were the most by an NU freshman in a season opener. Anya Kalenta, F (4.1 ppg, 3.5 rpg) 2016-17 Newcomers (6) ...... Rylie Cascio Jensen, 5-10, Fr., G SHEPARD SHOOTS FOR MORE AS SOPHOMORE ...... Nicea Eliely, 6-1, Fr., G • Jessica Shepard has her sophomore season off to a strong start averaging 18.0 points and 10.5 ...... Grace Mitchell, 6-2, Fr., G/F ...... #Janay Morton, 5-10, Sr., G rebounds per game. She has produced six double-doubles, including 22 points and 11 rebounds against ...... #Bria Stallworth, 5-6, So., G Creighton (Dec. 18). That followed a season-high 28 points and 14 rebounds against San Jose State (Dec...... Hannah Whitish, 5-9, Fr., G 9), 23 points and a season-high 16 rebounds against Drake (Dec. 6), 25 points and 14 rebounds at Virginia ...... # redshirting as transfers in 2016-17 Tech (Dec. 1), 24 points and 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17), and 17 points and 15 boards in a win over UTRGV (Nov. 12). • Shepard owns 16 career double-doubles to rank 10th on Nebraska’s career chart in that category. • Shepard has six 20-point efforts this season, including a season-high 28 points in the win over San 6 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

Jose State (Dec. 9). She had 25 points at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1) and against Washington State (Nov. 25). She HUSKER CAREER HIGHS scored 24 points against Colorado State (Nov. 17), before going for 23 points, including 22 in the second SCORING half, against Drake (Dec. 6). Shepard owns 22 career 20-point games in her first 43 games as a Husker. Player (Game, Date) Points • Shepard ranks second among the Huskers with 14 three-pointers on the season, including a game- Jessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16; vs. NAU, 12/19/15) 35 Nicea Eliely (vs. California, 12/4/16) 19 clinching three in the win over Colorado State and a buzzer-beating 60-footer to close the first half in the Allie Havers (at California, 12/12/15) 18 win over UTRGV. She also hit a first-half buzzer-beater at Creighton. Shepard did not hit a three-pointer Jasmine Cincore (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 16 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 16 as a freshman. Rachel Blackburn (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 14 • Nebraska’s first Big Ten Freshman of the Year, Shepard became the first Husker in history to earn first- Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16; vs. CSU, 11/17/16) 10 Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 9 team all-conference honors as a freshman in 2015-16. During the season, she set a conference record by Emily Wood (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8 winning 10 Big Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was also a two-time Big Ten Player of the Week Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 7 Darrien Washington (vs. San Jose State, 12/9/16) 7 (Dec. 21, Jan. 25). Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 6 • One of only two freshmen on the Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 in 2015-16 (joining Cal’s Kristine REBOUNDING Anigwe), Shepard was the USBWA National Freshman of the Week (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016). Shepard Player (Game, Date) Rebounds Jessica Shepard (at Michigan, 1/24/16) 20 was the espnW and College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25). Allie Havers (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 14 • Shepard finished 10th overall in the Big Ten in scoring (18.5 ppg) and fifth in rebounding (8.6 rpg), Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 11 including fourth on the offensive glass (3.1 rpg) and 10th on the defensive boards (5.5 rpg). She ranked Nicea Eliely (vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 8 Maddie Simon (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16; vs. NU, 2/28/16) 7 13th in conference field goal percentage (.510). Esther Ramacieri (Four Times, vs. SJSU, 12/9/16) 6 • The 6-4 forward from Fremont, Neb., finished with Nebraska freshman record averages of 18.5 Darrien Washington (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. WSU, 11/25/16) 6 Jasmine Cincore (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 5 points and 8.6 rebounds per game. Her 574 total points were a Nebraska freshman record, while her 266 Hannah Whitish (vs. San Jose STate, 12/9/16) 5 rebounds ranked second among freshmen in Husker history. Rylie Cascio Jensen (at Creighton, 12/18/16) 4 Grace Mitchell (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. California, 12/4/16) 4 • She amassed 16 games with 20 or more points as a freshman, including 11 in Big Ten play. She Emily Wood (Three Times, vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3 produced the first of two 35-point performances against Northern Arizona Dec. 19, 2015. She added 35 ASSISTS points at Michigan, Jan. 24. She scored in double figures 25 times. Player (Game, Date) Assists Esther Ramacieri (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 8 • Shepard averaged just 4.5 points and 6.0 rebounds in 20 minutes per game over the final two games Jasmine Cincore (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Rutgers, 3/3/16) 6 of 2015-16 as she battled a stress reaction in her foot. She did not practice March 1-17, while she rested Nicea Eliely (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 6 Jessica Shepard (vs. Wisconsin, 1/27/16) 6 the injury. Rylie Cascio Jensen (at Creighton, 12/18/16) 5 • Shepard was not cleared for her first full practice until Oct. 27, 2015, after suffering an ACL tear as Allie Havers (vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16; at Michigan, 1/24/16) 5 Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 5 a high school senior on Dec. 29, 2014. On Nov. 1, she had 29 points and 12 rebounds against Nebraska- Emily Wood (vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 5 Kearney in NU’s exhibition opener. She added 42 points and 12 rebounds in just 25 minutes in a second Maddie Simon (vs. North Florida, 11/16/15) 4 exhibition against Winona State on Nov. 8. Rachel Blackburn (Three Times, vs. Evansville, 12/8/15) 3 Grace Mitchell (at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 1 • She was the top recruit in Nebraska history, as the No. 1 post and No. 3 overall recruit in the nation Darrien Washington (at Creighton, 12/18/16; vs. UAPB, 11/14/15) 1 by ESPN. A first-team Parade All-American as a high school senior despite missing nearly all of her final STEALS year (ACL tear, Dec. 29, 2014), Shepard was the 2013 and 2014 Nebraska High School Player of the Year. Player (Game, Date) Steals Jasmine Cincore (vs. Purdue, 2/21/16; vs. UNF, 11/16/15) 4 Shepard averaged 12.8 points and 3.8 rebounds while helping the USA Basketball U18 Team to a 5-0 record Nicea Eliely (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 4 and a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas Championship. Jessica Shepard (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 4 Esther Ramacieri (at Creighton, 12/18/16; vs. CSU, 11/17/16) 3 Maddie Simon (vs. Virginia, 11/26/16) 3 Rachel Blackburn (vs. Mich. St., 2/14/16; vs. NC Central, 11/21/15) 2 HAVERS LOOKED TO FOR SENIOR LEADERSHIP Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 • One of the tallest Huskers in history, 6-5 center Allie Havers will be looked to for senior leadership Allie Havers (vs. Northern Arizona, 12/19/15) 2 in 2016-17. She got her senior season off to a solid start with 10 points and seven rebounds in the WNIT Grace Mitchell (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 2 Hannah Whitish (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 first-round victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added a season-high 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from Emily Wood (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 2 the floor against Drake on Dec. 6 for her second double-figure scoring performance of the season. Darrien Washington (Three Times, Virginia, 11/26/16) 1 BLOCKED SHOTS • The senior from Mattawan, Mich., is the most experienced active Husker, competing in 108 career Player (Game, Date) Blocks games with 33 starts. In fact, senior Esther Ramacieri (64) and junior Jasmine Cincore (63) are the only Jasmine Cincore (vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 4 other Huskers who have played in more than 50 career games. Rachel Blackburn (at Purdue, 1/20/16) 3 Allie Havers (Three Times, at Indiana, 2/7/16) 3 • Havers grabbed a season-high 11 rebounds in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She added nine points Jessica Shepard (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 3 against the Mavs. Nicea Eliely (at Creighton, 12/18/16) 2 Maddie Simon (vs. UConn, 12/21/16) 2 • She tied her career high with five assists in Nebraska’s win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 2 • Havers, who was a freshman on Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten Championship team and helped the Huskers Grace Mitchell (vs. Missouri, 11/14/16) 1 Darrien Washington (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16; vs. Penn St., 2/2/16) 1 to NCAA Tournament appearances in her first two seasons in Lincoln, will need to draw on her experience Hannah Whitish (vs. Wash. St., 11/25/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 1 to help an extremely young Husker squad with a group of first-year coaches this season. MINUTES PLAYED • Last season, Havers stepped into the starting lineup and stepped up her production as a junior. Player (Game, Date) Minutes Jessica Shepard (vs. Iowa, 12/31/15) 39 • Havers tied for 15th in the Big Ten with 6.6 rebounds per game, while her 1.0 blocked shots per game Allie Havers (at Rutgers, 1/30/16) 39 tied for 14th in the conference. Jasmine Cincore (vs. NU, 2/28/16; vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 38 • Her scoring numbers increased throughout the season, finishing at 8.3 points per game - her highest Esther Ramacieri (vs. Northern Iowa, 3/17/16) 35 Nicea Eliely (vs. Drake, 12/6/16; vs. Colo. St., 11/17/16) 32 average at any point during the season. Over the final five games, Havers averaged 13.0 points and 6.8 Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 32 rebounds while hitting 70.7 percent of her shots from the field in 27.8 minutes per game. In the first five Rachel Blackburn (vs. NC State, 12/3/15) 30 Hannah Whitish (vs. Colorado State, 11/17/16) 26 games of 2015-16, Havers averaged just 4.6 points and 6.0 rebounds in 16.8 minutes per game, while Emily Wood (vs. Indiana, 2/24/16) 25 hitting just 36 percent of her shots from the floor. Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. Washington State, 11/25/16) 23 Darrien Washington (vs. UTRGV, 11/12/16) 20 • Havers scored in double figures 11 times as a junior, including each of the final five games of the Grace Mitchell (vs. San Jose State, 12/9/16) 17 season. She has 19 career double-figure scoring efforts, including a career-high 18 points at California on THREE-POINTERS MADE Dec. 12, 2015. Player (Game, Date) 3FG Made Esther Ramacieri (vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 3 • She owns seven career double-figure rebound games, including a career-high 14 against Wisconsin Maddie Simon (vs. Northwestern, 2/28/16) 3 on Jan. 27, 2016, and 11 in a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, 2016. She had 10 boards at Virginia Tech (Dec. Hannah Whitish (vs. UConn, 12/21/16; vs. CSU, 11/17/16) 3 Jasmine Cincore (Three Times, at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16) 2 1). Havers notched four double-doubles in 2015-16, including back-to-back games against Northwestern Rylie Cascio Jensen (vs. SJSU, 12/9/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 (Feb. 28) and Rutgers (March 3). Nicea Eliely (vs. Cal, 12/4/16; vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 Jessica Shepard (Three Times, vs. Omaha, 11/22/16) 2 • Havers also stepped up her passing production in 2015-16, totaling 34 assists in 31 after managing Emily Wood (at Va. Tech, 12/1/16; vs. N. Fla., 11/16/15) 2 just 21 assists in the first 65 games of her career. Allie Havers (Three Times, vs. UConn 12/21/16) 1 • Havers added her second academic All-Big Ten award for the Huskers in 2016. Grace Mitchell (vs. UConn, 12/21/16; vs. Drake, 12/6/16) 1 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 7

HOMEGROWN HUSKERS AT HEART OF NEBRASKA • Nebraska’s 11-player active roster features a trio of Huskers who combined forces to win the last four HUSKERS BY THE NUMBERS Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the-Year honors. Sophomore Jessica Shepard claimed state high NU leads after 1st quarter 2-2 NU trails after 1st quarter 1-6 school honors in 2013 and 2014, before fellow Husker sophomore Maddie Simon earned state player- NU tied after 1st quarter 1-0 of-the-year accolades as a senior at Lincoln Pius X High School in 2015. Shepard’s high school teammate, NU leads at the half 3-2 freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen, was named the state player of the year at Fremont High School in 2016. NU trails at the half 1-6 • Shepard, a two-time state high school player of the year (2013, 2014), earned Big Ten Freshman- NU is tied at the half 0-0 of-the-Year honors as a Husker in 2015-16. The graduate of Fremont High School started 29 games for NU leads after 3rd quarter 3-1 the Big Red as a freshman and averaged team highs and Husker freshman records of 18.5 points and 8.6 NU trails after 3rd quarter 1-7 rebounds per game. NU tied after 3rd quarter 0-0 NU in overtime 0-0 • Simon opened 2016-17 with six points and a career-high matching seven rebounds off the bench in Nebraska’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She is averaging 4.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per NU attempts more FG than opponent 1-1 game off the bench early this season. Simon had a season-high 11 points against California on Dec. 4. NU attempts fewer FG than opponent 3-6 • She started Nebraska’s final four regular-season games in 2015-16, before missing the Postseason NU attempts same number of FG as opponent 0-1 WNIT with a severe ankle sprain suffered in practice on March 14. The 6-2 guard out of Pius X High School NU makes more FG than opponent 3-0 in Lincoln also started the season opener for the Huskers on Nov. 14. In five games as a starter, Simon NU makes fewer FG than opponent 1-8 averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 23.8 minutes per game. For the season, she averaged NU makes same number of FG as opponent 0-0 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 assist in 14.2 minutes over 21 contests. NU has better FG Pct. than opponent 3-2 • In her last two games of 2015-16, Simon averaged 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 assist, while NU has worse FG Pct. than opponent 1-6 hitting 9-of-16 shots from the floor, including 4-of-9 threes. She had career highs of 16 points and seven NU shoots 50 percent or better from field 1-1 rebounds in Nebraska’s win over Northwestern on Feb. 28. She also hit a career-high three three-pointers NU shoots less than 50 percent from field 3-7 against the Wildcats. Simon notched three double-figure scoring performances on the season. • Over her last seven games of 2015-16, Simon hit 8-of-19 (.421) of her three-point attempts, finishing NU shoots 40 percent or better from field 2-3 NU shoots less than 40 percent from field 2-5 at 12-for-35 (.343) on the season. • Simon missed 10 games, primarily because of injuries, in 2015-16. She suffered a broken left (non- NU shoots more FT than opponent 4-2 shooting) arm in a non-basketball accident on Dec. 7, 2015. She also suffered a strain in her right arm in NU shoots fewer FT than opponent 0-4 the same fall, and a severe ankle sprain in practice before the 2016 Postseason WNIT. NU shoots same number of FT as opponent 0-2 • The 2015 Nebraska High School Player of the Year, Simon was a two-time first-team Super-State NU makes more FT than opponent 2-2 selection while leading Lincoln Pius X to the 2015 Class B state championship. She was the No. 149 player NU makes fewer FT than opponent 2-5 in the nation according to Blue Star and the No. 22 guard by ESPN in 2015. A tremendous all-around NU makes same number of FT as opponent 0-1 athlete, Simon won the Class A 100- and 300-meter hurdles championships at the 2015 Nebraska State NU has more total rebounds than opponent 4-3 Track & Field Championships. NU has fewer total rebounds than opponent 0-5 • Her mother, Nicole Ali Simon, was a CoSIDA Academic All-American as a member of Coach Gary NU has same number of total rebounds as opp. 0-0 Pepin’s national champion Huskers in 1983 and 1984. NU has more offensive rebounds than opponent 4-3 • Cascio Jensen scored the first points of her collegiate career with a pair of three-pointers in Nebraska’s NU has fewer offensive rebounds than opponent 0-5 win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She is averaging 2.2 points and 1.8 assists off the bench through her first 12 NU has same number of off. rbs. as opponent 0-0 games as a freshman. NU has more assists than opponent 4-2 • Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals to lead Fremont High NU has fewer assists than opponent 0-6 School to the Class A quarterfinals as a senior in 2015-16. The 5-10 guard hit 40.7 percent of her three- NU has same number of assists as opponent 0-0 point attempts and 78.2 percent of her free throws, including a Class A state record 34 straight free throws as a senior. NU has more turnovers than opponent 2-6 NU has fewer turnovers than opponent 2-2 • As a junior in 2014-15, Cascio Jensen averaged 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. She led NU has same number of turnovers as opponent 0-0 Fremont to the district final despite the loss of Shepard in December to an ACL tear. At the time of her injury, Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and 14.3 rebounds per game. NU has more steals than opponent 3-2 NU has fewer steals than opponent 1-6 NU has same number of steals as opponent 0-0 CINCORE BUILDING ON STRONG FINISH TO 2015-16 NU has more blocked shots than opponent 1-3 • Jasmine Cincore emerged as a reliable and consistent contributor at both ends of the court throughout NU has fewer blocked shots than opponent 3-4 her sophomore season. One of five Huskers to play in all 31 games in 2015-16, Cincore made six starts in NU has same number of blocks as opponent 0-1 place of injured All-American Rachel Theriot, including five straight to close the campaign. NU commits more fouls than opponent 0-4 • Cincore has started each of Nebraska’s first 12 games this season and ranks fourth on the team in NU commits fewer fouls than opponent 3-2 scoring (6.3 ppg), and third in assists (2.3 apg) and second in steals (1.2 spg). NU commits same number of fouls as opponent 1-2 • Cincore opened 2016-17 with nine points and four rebounds in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She Games are decided by 20 or more points 1-4 added nine points on 4-of-5 shooting with a three-pointer in the win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. She Games are decided by 10 or more points 1-3 also contributed nine points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. Games are decided by 9 or fewer points 1-1 • She doubled her previous career total in blocks (4) by swatting a career-high four blocks against Drake Games are decided by 5 or fewer points 0-0 on Dec. 6. Her total against the Bulldogs is the highest single-game mark of any active Husker. Games are decided by 3 or fewer points 1-0 • As a starter in 2015-16, Cincore averaged 7.3 points, 2.2 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 35.5 Overtime Games 0-0 minutes per game for the Huskers. Playing on Monday 0-1 • The 5-10 guard from Arlington, Tenn., averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18 minutes Playing on Tuesday 1-1 per game in 2015-16. Playing on Wednesday 0-1 • Cincore produced the first double-digit scoring effort of her career with 16 points in a career-high 38 Playing on Thursday 1-1 Playing on Friday 1-1 minutes against Indiana on Feb. 24. She closed the 2015-16 season with 10 points and a career-high-tying Playing on Saturday 1-1 four rebounds to go along with three assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT on March 17. Playing on Sunday 0-2 • A two-time Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014), Cincore made her first career start Playing in November 3-3 in her 39th career game in Nebraska’s 93-81 win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three assists, Playing in December 1-5 a block and a in 32 minutes against the Wolverines. She had nine points and a pair of threes at No. Playing in January 0-0 5 Ohio State on Feb. 21, and nine points at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. Playing in February 0-0 • Cincore earned academic All-Big Ten honors for the first time in 2016. Playing in March 0-0 8 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

FORMER WALK-ON WOOD CONTRIBUTING AT GUARD ASSOCIATED PRESS • Emily Wood challenged for a starting role in the Husker backcourt and has provided important TOP 25 contributions off the bench early in her junior season at Nebraska. The 5-5 guard from Salina, Kan., (MONDAY, DEC. 26, 2016) originally came to Lincoln as a walk-on, before earning a scholarship prior to her sophomore season in 1-UConn (11-0) [33]...... 825 (1) 2015-16. 2-Notre Dame (11-1)...... 767 (2) • Wood earned a start in Nebraska’s exhibition win over Southwest Baptist on Nov. 6. She came off the 3-Baylor (11-1)...... 759 (3) bench to score three points while tying a career high with three rebounds in the Huskers’ regular-season 4-Maryland (12-0)...... 740 (4) opening victory over UTRGV on Nov. 12. 5-Mississippi State (13-0)...... 679 (5) • Wood scored a career-high eight points - all in the first half - in Nebraska’s loss at Virginia Tech on 6-South Carolina (10-1)...... 664 (6) Dec. 1. She put up the first five points of a 23-4 surge that allowed the Huskers to build a 16-point first- 7-Florida State (12-1)...... 629 (7) half lead against the Hokies. 8-Louisville (12-2)...... 593 (8) • She scored seven points and matched her career high with two steals in Nebraska’s win over San 9-Washington (12-1)...... 539 (9) Jose State on Dec. 9. 10-UCLA (9-2)...... 517 (10) • She came up with a crucial offensive rebound late in the game against Colorado State that led to 11-Miami (11-1)...... 473 (11) Ram post player Amanda Kantzy fouling out. Wood hit both free throws with 3:38 left to give NU a 55-52 12-West Virginia (12-0)...... 451 (13) lead over CSU in a game the Huskers won 62-59. 13-Stanford (9-2)...... 408 (14) • As a sophomore, Wood competed in 21 of Nebraska’s 32 games, including 11 of 18 Big Ten contests. 14-Ohio State (10-4)...... 400 (12) 15-Duke (11-1)...... 310 (17) She averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds. 16-Texas (6-4)...... 272 (16) • Wood has proven herself as a smart, tough, consistent and hard-working player. She owns a 2.4-to-1 17-Kentucky (9-3)...... 251 (18) career assist-to-turnover (19-to-8) ratio and has committed just four turnovers this season. 18-Arizona State (9-2)...... 247 (21) • Wood also has proven to be a reliable three-point threat, knocking down 15-of-42 (.357) of her career 19-Virginia Tech (12-0)...... 227 (23) three-point attempts, including 7-of-19 (.368) as a junior and 8-of-18 (.444) as a sophomore. 20-Colorado (10-1)...... 188 (15) • A star off the court, Wood was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and an academic All-Big Ten selection 21-California (12-0)...... 159 (NR) in 2016. She also earned a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016, and is 22-Oregon State (10-1)...... 147 (25) a two-time Tom Osborne Citizenship Team selection (2015, 2016). 23-South Florida (10-1)...... 117 (21) • In May of 2016, Wood participated in Nebraska’s second annual Service Trip Abroad, joining 19 other 24-Oklahoma (9-3)...... 112 (20) Husker student-athletes across all sports in an outreach journey to the Dominican Republic. 25-Syracuse (9-4)...... 76 (19) • Wood participated in the NCAA Career in Sports Forum in 2015. Note: Nebraska 2016-17 opponents in italics. • Wood was a Kansas Class 5A all-state selection at Salina Central High School. She averaged 16.0 NU Opponents Receiving Votes: points per game while hitting a school-record 91 three-pointers as a senior. Her 223 career threes were T34-Northwestern (4); T39-Michigan (1) also a school record. USA TODAY COACHES FRESHMEN CONTRIBUTING EARLY TOP 25 RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN, 5-10, GUARD, FREMONT, NEB. (TUESDAY, DEC. 27, 2016) • Nebraska’s four-player freshman class of Rylie Cascio Jensen, Nicea Eliely, Grace Mitchell and Hannah 1-UConn (11-0) [32]...... 800 (1) Whitish have been looked to for immediate contributions on the Huskers’ 11-player active roster. 2-Notre Dame (11-1)...... 757 (2) • Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard from Fremont High School, was the 2016 Nebraska High School Player 3-Maryland (12-0)...... 730 (3) of the Year. She averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game for the Tigers. 4-Baylor (11-1)...... 709 (4) 5-Mississippi State (13-0)...... 663 (5) • She is averaging 2.2 points and 1.8 assists in 14.3 minutes per game this season. 6-South Carolina (10-1)...... 650 (6) • Cascio Jensen had season highs with six points and two three-pointers in wins over both Omaha 7-Florida State (12-1)...... 610 (7) (Nov. 22) and San Jose State (Dec. 9). 8-Louisville (12-2)...... 575 (8) NICEA ELIELY, 6-1, GUARD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. 9-Washington (12-1)...... 534 (9) • Eliely, a 6-1 guard out of Rampart High School in Colorado Springs, has started all 12 games and is 10-UCLA (9-2)...... 495 (10) 11-Miami (11-1)...... 468 (11) averaging 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.6 steals per game. 12-West Virginia (12-0)...... 441 (12) • Eliely produced a career-high 19-point performance in a loss to California on Dec. 4. She hit 8-of-13 13-Ohio State (10-4)...... 396 (13) shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers against the Bears. She added two rebounds, two assists 14-Stanford (9-2)...... 383 (14) and two steals. 15-Oregon State (10-1)...... 328 (15) • She added her second career double-figure scoring effort with 13 points to go along with seven 16-Texas (6-4)...... 267 (17) rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She hit 6-of-9 shots from 17-Duke (11-1)...... 259 (18) the field against the Spartans. 18-California (12-0)...... 240 (20) • She earned her first career start in Nebraska’s season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely 19-Arizona State (9-2)...... 235 (19) performed well with nine points, two rebounds, four assists and two steals against the Vaqueros, while 20-Virginia Tech (12-0)...... 172 (23) also drawing the primary defensive assignment on 2016 WAC Player-of-the-Year Shawnte’ Goff. 21-Syracuse (9-4)...... 154 (16) • Eliely played Nebraska’s best all-around game in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. She finished 22-DePaul (8-4)...... 137 (22) with eight points, eight rebounds, two assists and a steal against the Tigers. She also hit her first career 23-Kentucky (9-3)...... 107 (24) three-pointer against the Tigers. 24-Oklahoma (9-3)...... 80 (21) • She was even better in Nebraska’s win over Colorado State, contributing six points, six rebounds 25-South Florida (10-1)...... 76 (25) and a career-high six assists to go along with three steals. She also helped frustrate and foul out 2016 Note: Nebraska 2016-17 opponents in italics. Mountain West Conference Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom. NU Opponents Receiving Votes: 26-Michigan State (29); 30-Michigan (12); • She had one of Nebraska’s best all-around games with seven points, five rebounds, four assists and 32-Northwestern (9), T38-Penn State (1) a block in the loss to No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. • Eliely added nine points, six rebounds, two assists and a career-high four steals in Nebraska’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She scored nine more points while adding three rebounds, a block and a steal at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. • Eliely was a Colorado Class 5A performer as a senior in 2015-16. Ranked as the No. 25 guard in the nation by ESPN and the No. 143 player in the nation by Blue Star, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per game as a senior for the Rams. HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 9

HANNAH WHITISH, 5-9, GUARD, BARNEVELD, WIS. • Whitish, a 5-9 guard from Barneveld, Wis., was the Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year after averaging 24.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals as a senior. The five-time first-team All- Wisconsin selection led Barneveld High School to four consecutive state championship game appearances including a pair of state titles. She led her team to a 110-4 record in her career, while ranking among the top 10 in Wisconsin High School history in career points with well over 2,000. 2016-17 BIG TEN STANDINGS • Whitish has been Nebraska’s top contributor off the bench through 12 games with 5.6 points, 1.3 Team Overall (118-64) rebounds and 1.4 assists in 16.9 minutes per contest. Whitish also leads the Huskers with 15 three-pointers 1. Maryland 12-0 this season (15-42, .357). 2. Northwestern 11-2 • She played arguably Nebraska’s best individual game with nine points on a career-high three three- 3. Penn State 10-2 pointers, while adding two rebounds, two assists, no turnovers and a steal in 19 minutes against No. 1 4. Michigan 11-3 5. Indiana 10-3 UConn on Dec. 21. Michigan State 10-3 • In her Husker debut, Whitish scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting with a three-pointer, while 7. Ohio State 10-4 adding two assists, one steal and no turnovers in the win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. 8. Iowa 9-4 • After struggling against Missouri, Whitish played a huge role in Nebraska’s win over Colorado State, Minnesota 9-4 finishing with her first career double-figure scoring performance. Her 10-point effort in the win over the 10. Purdue 9-5 Rams included a career-high three three-pointers with the final triple coming on a cast from the deep left 11. Illinois 5-8 wing with one second on the shot clock to give Nebraska a 58-55 lead with 1:48 left. She added a free Wisconsin 5-8 throw with 18 seconds left to seal the 62-59 win. 13. Nebraska 4-8 14. Rutgers 3-10 • Whitish added her second straight double-figure scoring performance with 10 points and career highs of five assists and two steals in Nebraska’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK GRACE MITCHELL, 6-2, FORWARD/GUARD, WELLINGTON, KAN. Nov. 14 - , So., C/F, Iowa • Mitchell, a 6-2 forward/guard, was the Kansas Player of the Year as selected by USA Today High School Nov. 21 - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State Nov. 29 - Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern Sports. She averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks as a senior at Wellington High School. She Dec. 5 - Nia Coffey, Sr., F, Northwestern also hit 48 percent of her three-pointers while setting a single-season school record with 533 points on - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State her way to Kansas Class 4A Player-of-the-Year honors. She was ranked as the No. 51 wing in the nation by Dec. 12 - Brionna Jones, Sr., C, Maryland ESPN. Dec. 19 - Teniya Page, So., G, Penn State • Mitchell has averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game this season. She produced Dec. 26 - Amanda Cahill, Sr., F, Indiana a career-high seven-point effort against Drake on Dec. 6. Mitchell scored five points and had the first two steals of her career during a 15-5 Husker surge in the second quarter that helped send the Big Red to BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK halftime with a 33-32 lead over the Bulldogs. Nov. 14 - Kysre Gondrezick, G, Michigan • She played well off the bench with five points on 2-of-2 shooting, including a three-pointer, while Nov. 21 - Destiny Slocum, G, Maryland adding three rebounds against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. Nov. 29 - Dominique Oden, G, Purdue • Mitchell hit the first three-pointer of her career in the second quarter against Drake. Dec. 5 - Gadiva Hubbard, G, Minnesota • She scored two points and grabbed two rebounds off the bench in her Husker debut against UTRGV, Dec. 12 - Tory McCoy, F, Ohio State and added an important putback in Nebraska’s 62-59 win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. Dec. 19 - Dominique Oden, G, Purdue Dec. 26 - Kysre Gondrezick, G, Michigan BLACKBURN TO REDSHIRT AFTER SURGERIES • Sophomore Rachel Blackburn will redshirt during the 2016-17 season after undergoing season-ending BIG TEN SCHEDULE surgery on her knees on Oct. 4, 2016. Wednesday, Dec. 28 • The 6-3 forward from Leavenworth, Kan., averaged 6.3 points and 7.6 rebounds in nearly 24 minutes Rutgers at Michigan, 1 p.m. (Ann Arbor) Iowa at Illinois, 3 p.m. (Champaign) per contest in Nebraska’s first nine games as a true freshman in 2015-16. She was limited greatly in both Minnesota at Ohio State, 6 p.m. (Columbus) practice and games in NU’s final 23 contests last season, missing seven games entirely, while averaging Indiana at Penn State, 6 p.m. (University Park) just 13 minutes per contest in 16 games the rest of the way. She averaged just 2.4 points and 4.0 boards Northwestern at Nebraska, 7 p.m. (Lincoln) in those games, while being limited by chronic knee pain. • Blackburn underwent knee surgery soon after the 2015-16 season and was hoping to contribute in Thursday, Dec. 29 2016-17. However, she continued to be limited during the summer and elected to try another procedure UConn at Maryland, 5 p.m. (College Park) to alleviate knee pain this fall. Saturday, Dec. 31 Penn State at Rutgers, 11 a.m. [BTN] (Piscataway) HUSKERS SIGN TAYLOR KISSINGER FOR 2017-18 Ohio State at Indiana, 2 p.m. [CBS] (Bloomington) • The top-ranked high school recruit in the state of Nebraska, Taylor Kissinger signed her National Nebraska at Iowa, 2 p.m. (Iowa City) Letter of Intent to join the Nebraska women’s basketball team for the 2017-18 season on the first day of Purdue at Northwestern, 2 p.m. (Evanston) the fall signing period on Nov. 9. • Kissinger, a 6-1 forward/guard from Minden, was ranked as the No. 26 player in the nation by Sunday, Jan. 1 Prospects Nation and continued to climb in the national player rankings after a strong summer of 2016. Illinois at Michigan State, 2 p.m. (East Lansing) She is ranked as the No. 40 player in the nation by ESPN and No. 58 by Blue Star Basketball. Kissinger is Michigan at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. (Madison) the only prep player from the state of Nebraska ranked among the nation’s top 100 recruits in the 2017 Maryland at Minnesota, 5 p.m. (Minneapolis) signing class. • Kissinger earned a spot on the 2017 Naismith Trophy High School Girls Preseason Player-of-the-Year Tuesday, Jan. 3 Watch List, announced on Nov. 16. Iowa at Penn State, 6 p.m. [BTN] (University Park) • She was also one of five Nebraska players on the 2016 USA Today High School Sports All-Nebraska Ohio State at Northwestern, 8 p.m. [BTN] (Evanston) team in 2015-16, joining future Husker teammate and 2016 Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year Rylie Cascio Jensen. • Kissinger, who missed nearly half of her junior season at Minden High School with a broken wrist in 2015-16, averaged 28.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game for the Whippets following her return to the court. She earned second-team Super-State honors as a junior and is a two-time first-team Class C-1 all-stater (2015, 2016). 10 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

• In 2015, Kissinger became the first sophomore in history to be named the Kearney Hub Territory NU ACTIVE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Player of the Year after averaging 25.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game while hitting 62 three-pointers. Jessica Shepard (16) Creighton (12/18/16) 22 points, 11 rebounds She was also a third-team All-Nebraska selection as a sophomore in 2015. San Jose State (12/9/16) 28 points, 14 rebounds • Kissinger claimed second-team Class C-1 all-state honors as a freshman in 2014 after averaging 16.8 Drake (12/6/16) 23 points, 16 rebounds points and 5.7 rebounds per game. She also tied a Nebraska state tournament record by knocking down at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 points, 14 rebounds seven three-pointers in an opening-round win over Lincoln Lutheran. Colorado State (11/17/16) 24 points, 13 rebounds • Kissinger’s older twin sisters are both Division I guards, with Brooke entering her first season at UTRGV (11/12/16) 17 points, 15 rebounds Creighton after spending her first two seasons at Illinois, and Jamie entering her third season at San Diego. Indiana (2/24/16) 16 points, 11 rebounds • Taylor Kissinger, who played her club basketball last season for the All-Iowa Attack after previously at Indiana (2/7/16) 18 points, 13 rebounds playing for the Cornhusker Shooting Stars, also was invited to compete in the USA Basketball U16 National at Michigan (1/24/16) 35 points, 20 rebounds Penn State (1/13/16) 29 points, 10 rebounds Team Trials in Colorado Springs. She chose Nebraska over Oklahoma State and Creighton. She also received at Illinois (1/10/16) 29 points, 19 rebounds offers from Arizona State, Louisville, Iowa, Iowa State and Illinois among others. at #14 Northwestern (1/3/16) 12 points, 14 rebounds • Kissinger’s parents, Brian and Amy, were both collegiate student-athletes, with Brian playing basketball vs. Arkansas State (12/21/15) 19 points, 13 rebounds and Amy playing volleyball at NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney. Taylor’s brother Derek played college vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 points, 10 rebounds basketball at NAIA Hastings College. vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 points, 10 rebounds vs. UAPB (11/14/15) 24 points, 13 rebounds PAIR OF TRANSFERS PREPARING FOR 2017-18 Allie Havers (4) vs. Rutgers (3/3/16) 16 points, 10 rebounds • Nebraska added a pair of NCAA Division I transfers following the hiring of Coach Amy Williams in April vs. Northwestern (2/28/16) 13 points, 10 rebounds of 2016. Senior Janay Morton (Eastern Michigan) and sophomore Bria Stallworth (UMass) both elected vs. Wisconsin (1/27/16) 11 points, 14 rebounds to leave their former schools after coaching changes at their schools. vs. Evansville (12/8/15) 14 points, 12 rebounds • Morton, a 5-10 guard from Brooklyn Park, Minn., was a third-team All-Mid-American Conference selection in 2015-16. She was also a member of the 2016 MAC All-Defensive Team, and she was chosen FRESHMAN DOUBLE-DOUBLES to the MAC All-Freshman Team in 2014. 18 Husker Freshmen, 65 total double-doubles • In Morton’s three seasons at EMU, she amassed 1,341 points, 364 rebounds, 249 assists and 223 Player (Season) Double-Doubles steals over 103 games with 94 starts. She averaged 13.5 points per game as a junior in 2015-16, while 1. Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 10 knocking down 76 three-pointers. She also led the MAC with 96 steals. 2. Debra Powell (1981-82) 9 • Stallworth, a 5-6 guard from Chicago, Ill., earned a spot on the Atlantic 10 Conference All-Rookie 3. Katie Robinette (2001-02) 5 Team after leading all A-10 freshmen in scoring (13.1 ppg) and assists (3.8 apg). She also hit 35.1 percent Janet Smith (1978-79) 5 of her three-pointers. Jan Crouch (1975-76) 5 • Stallworth was ranked as the No. 33 point guard in the nation ESPN as a senior at Homewood- 6. Karen Jennings (1989-90) 4 Kathy Hagerstrom (1979-80) 4 Flossmoor High School in Illinois. 8. Emily Cady (2011-12) 3 Jordan Hooper (2010-11) 3 NEBRASKA’S HISTORY OF HOME SUCCESS Kelsey Griffin (2005-06) 3 • Nebraska opened 2016-17 with a 71-53 win over UTRGV for its 11th consecutive season-opening Anna DeForge (1994-95) 3 win at home. The Huskers went 15-4 at Pinnacle Bank Arena in 2015-16 after going 12-3 (13-3 at home) Meggan Yedsena (1990-91) 3 Maurtice Ivy (1984-85) 3 in 2014-15. The Huskers are 47-13 (.783) all-time at Pinnacle Bank Arena since the building opened for the 2013-14 campaign. The Big Red went 16-2 at home in 2013-14, suffering their only Big Ten loss to NU SEASON DOUBLE-DOUBLES Purdue, 77-75, on Jan. 19, 2014. Nebraska’s 16 home wins in 2013-14 tied the school record for single- Player (Season) Double-Doubles season home victories. 1. Kelsey Griffin (2009-10) 20 • The Huskers played the first regular-season basketball game in the history of the arena against USA 2. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 16 Today No. 25 UCLA (Nov. 8, 2013) and rolled to a 77-49 win over the Bruins. NU’s first win over an AP 3. Emily Cady (2013-14) 14 Top 25 team came with a 76-56 win over No. 24 Michigan State on Feb. 8, 2014. The Huskers added their Jordan Hooper (2013-14) 14 first-ever win over an AP Top 10 team at the arena with a 94-74 victory over No. 8 Penn State on Feb. 24, Jordan Hooper (2011-12) 14 6. Karen Jennings (1992-93) 13 2014 Karen Jennings (1990-91) 13 • NU won its first-ever Big Ten home game with a 66-65 thriller over Northwestern Jan. 2, 2014, before -- Jessica Shepard (2015-16) 10 an 88-85 win over Minnesota on Jan. 16, 2014, marked the first overtime game in Pinnacle Bank Arena -- Jessica Shepard (2016-17) 6 history. NU CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES • NU suffered its first loss at the arena to Washington State (76-72) on Nov. 30, 2013. Player (Years) Double-Doubles • The Huskers are 436-143 (.753) all-time at home. The Huskers have gone 172-47 (.785) over the last 1. Jordan Hooper (2011-14) 40 14 seasons, posting double-figure home victory totals in each of the last 13 years. Kelsey Griffin (2006-10) 40 • Nebraska played in the Devaney Center from 1976-77 through 2012-13, and added one appearance 3. Karen Jennings (1990-93) 36 at Devaney against Utah on Nov. 23, 2014. The Huskers own a 389-130 record at the Devaney Center, 4. Emily Cady (2012-15) 33 including 146-88 (.624) mark in conference play. 5. Nafeesah Brown (1993-94) 24 6. Janet Smith (1979-82) 22 7. Maurtice Ivy (1985-88) 21 HUSKER SPORTS NETWORK COVERS WORLD Debra Powell (1982-85) 21 The Husker Sports Network is in its 23rd season producing and marketing the live broadcasts of Nebraska 9. Anna DeForge (1995-98) 18 women’s basketball in 2016-17. Women’s basketball play-by-play announcer Matt Coatney and color 10. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 16 commentator Jeff Griesch are teaming up for their 16th season together as the Huskers’ broadcast team. The Husker Sports Network and Nebraska women’s basketball have teamed up for well over a decade to take every game, home and away, around the world for free on Huskers.com. In addition to carrying every women’s basketball game free on Huskers.com, the Husker Sports Network flagship stations B107.3 FM-KBBK (Lincoln) and ESPN 590 AM-KXSP (Omaha) provide strong signals for Husker women’s basketball. When a network conflict occurs in Omaha, the Huskers also could be heard on CD105.9 FM-KKCD. 880-AM-KRVN (Lexington) also provides a huge AM signal statewide in central Nebraska, while more than 20 stations carry the Husker Sports Network’s women’s basketball coverage across the state and the Midwest. Inside Pinnacle Bank Arena, fans can access the direct radio call of the game at 87.7 FM. HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 11

HUSKERS MORE THAN FAIR IN FOUL DEPARTMENT NU CAREER 20-POINT GAMES The Huskers committed 14.5 fouls per game, which ranked 24th nationally in 2015-16. Nebraska’s Jessica Shepard (22) 451 fouls ranked as the fifth-fewest in school history. NU was whistled for a season-low six fouls against at Michigan (1/24/16) 35 Creighton Dec. 6. vs. Northern Arizona (12/19/15) 35 The Huskers ended 2014-15 ranked No. 5 in the final NCAA Division I statistics for fewest personal fouls at Penn State (1/13/16) 29 per game. Nebraska committed just 13.2 fouls per game, including a school-record four fouls in the win vs. Illinois (1/10/16) 29 over Bakersfield Dec. 13. Nebraska’s 422 total fouls in 2014-15 were the fewest in school history. vs. San Jose State (12/9/16) 28 In 2013-14, NU led the Big Ten and ranked second nationally by committing just 13.1 fouls per game. vs. Iowa (12/31/15) 28 Nebraska continued a non-fouling trend from 2012-13. The Huskers were whistled for a school-record vs. North Florida (11/16/15) 27 12.8 fouls per game in 2012-13, including 11 fouls per game in Big Ten regular-season games. vs. #17 Michigan State (2/14/16) 26 In Nebraska’s loss at No. 22 California on Dec. 12, 2015, the Huskers were whistled for 23 fouls, which at Virginia Tech (12/1/16) 25 marked the highest foul total by an NU team since registering 26 fouls in the season opener against vs. Washington State (11/25/16) 25 Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 12, 2011. That was the only other time in the previous 222 games that the vs. Colorado State (11/17/16) 24 Huskers had been called for 23 or more fouls. vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) 24 Nebraska’s 11-foul differential at Cal was even more rare. In fact, it tied for the second-worst foul vs. Drake (12/6/16) 23 at Rutgers (1/30/16) 23 differential in the last 15 years at Nebraska, a span of 453 games, before NU’s minus-13 foul differential at Creighton (12/18/16) 22 (22-9) in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1, 2016. The only other game that was worse than the minus-11 at Minnesota (2/11/16) 22 at Cal last year came with minus-12 (21-9) at Iowa State on Jan. 14, 2006 - 318 games earlier. at Purdue (1/20/16) 22 Only five times in the last 458 games has Nebraska experienced a negative double-digit foul differential. vs. Rutgers (1/16/16) 22 The Huskers have produced positive double-digit foul differentials in 13 of the past 107 games and 29 vs. Southern (11/23/15) 22 times in the last 458 games, with the most recent coming in a plus-11 (22-11) foul differential in the win at #5 Ohio State (2/18/16) 20 over Colorado State on Nov. 17, 2016. The Huskers also produced positive double-digit foul differentials vs. Penn State (2/2/16) 20 in back-to-back games against Northern Arizona (+12, 27-15) on Dec. 19, 2015, and Arkansas State (+10, vs. North Carolina Central (11/21/15) 20 21-11)on Dec. 21, 2015. NU CAREER DOUBLE FIGURE GAMES NEBRASKA POSTS 12TH STRAIGHT PERFECT GSR Player (Years) Games In the eyes of the NCAA’s Division I Graduation Success Rate (GSR), the Husker women’s basketball 1. Jessica Shepard (2016-present) 35 program has been perfect for 12 consecutive years. Nebraska is the only program among the 14 Big Ten 2. Allie Havers (2014-present) 19 Conference schools to accomplish the perfect score for 12 straight years. 3. Maddie Simon (2016-present) 3 The NCAA announced the release of its annual Graduation Success Rate report on Nov. 15, 2016, and 4. Jasmine Cincore (2015-present) 2 Nebraska was a national leader in women’s basketball for the 12th straight season (2004-05). Nicea Eliely (2017-present) 2 The Nebraska women’s basketball program joins the Husker women’s tennis and volleyball programs Hannah Whitish (2017-present) 2 as Husker teams that have produced perfect 100 percent rates each of the last 12 years. 7. Rachel Blackburn (2016-present) 1 NEBRASKA OVERTIME FACTS NEBRASKA NCAA APPEARANCES • Nebraska is 20-20 all-time in overtime games, including 11-9 at home, 6-8 in true road games and 13 Appearances, 21 Games (8-13 Record) 3-3 on neutral courts in overtime. The Huskers were 0-1 in overtime in 2015-16, with an 87-80 loss at No. Season (Sd.) Opponent Site Result 2015 (9) vs. (8) Syracuse Columbia, S.C. L, 69-72 22 California on Dec. 12. 2014 (4) vs. (12) BYU Los Angeles, Calif. L, 76-80 • Nebraska is 1-0 in overtime games at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 2014 (4) vs. (13) Fresno St. Los Angeles, Calif. W, 74-55 • Nebraska is 4-1 in multi-overtime games, including 2-1 since 2005-06. The lone loss came to Purdue 2013 (6) vs. (2) Duke Norfolk, Va. L, 45-53 in the Big Ten Championship Game, 74-70 in double-overtime in 2012. 2013 (6) at (3) Texas A&M College Station, Texas W, 74-63 • NU’s last overtime win came with a 71-70 victory at Wisconsin on Feb. 5, 2014. The Huskers also 2013 (6) vs. (11) Chattanooga College Station, Texas W, 73-59 defeated Minnesota 88-85 in overtime on Jan. 16, 2014. It marked the first overtime game in the history 2012 (6) vs. (11) Kansas Little Rock L, 49-57 of Pinnacle Bank Arena. Nebraska’s first overtime game in the history of the Bob Devaney Sports Center 2010 (1) vs. (4) Kentucky Kansas City L, 67-76 also came against Minnesota - a 68-67 win for the Huskers on Dec. 30, 1977. 2010 (1) vs. (8) UCLA Minneapolis W, 83-70 • The Huskers have played 10 all-time overtime games against Big Ten opponents and own a 4-6 record. 2010 (1) vs. (16) Northern Iowa Minneapolis W, 83-44 NU is 3-3 against Big Ten opponents since joining the conference for the start of the 2011-12 season. 2008 (8) at (1) Maryland College Park, Md. L, 64-76 • Nebraska’s most frequent overtime opponent is Purdue. The Huskers and Boilermakers have played 2008 (8) vs. (9) Xavier College Park, Md. W, 61-58 three overtime games in nine all-time meetings. NU’s six total overtimes against Purdue are the most 2007 (9) vs. (8) Temple Raleigh, N.C. L, 61-64 against any team in school history. 2000 (12) vs. (5) Boston College Charlottesville, Va. L, 76-93 • In 13 all-time games with Wisconsin, the Huskers have played three overtime contests, including 1999 (11) vs. (6) Kentucky Los Angeles L, 92-98 the 71-70 win over the Badgers on Feb. 5. It was NU’s first OT win against UW. The Huskers also battled 1998 (9) at (1) Old Dominion Norfolk, Va. L, 60-75 1998 (9) vs. (8) New Mexico Norfolk, Va. W, 76-59 Missouri in three single-overtime games among the 71 all-time contests in that series. 1996 (9) vs. (8) Colo. St. Stanford, Calif. L, 62-66 • Nebraska has never played back-to-back overtime games at home. The Huskers have played back-to- 1993 (6) at (3) USC Los Angeles L, 60-78 back overtime games only once in school history, an 83-81 loss to Texas A&M in College Station on Dec. 1993 (6) vs. (11) San Diego Lincoln W, 81-58 30, 1985, before returning to Lincoln for an 80-75 win over Eastern Kentucky at the Devaney Center on 1988 (5) at (4) USC Los Angeles L, 82-100 Jan. 2, 1986. 12 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME RESULTS

OVERALL RECORD: 4-8 BIG TEN: 0-0 HOME: 4-4 AWAY: 0-2 NEUTRAL: 0-2

Date Opponent W/L Score Home Away Neutral Total Big Ten Att. High Points High Rebounds High Assists 11/12 UTRGV+ W 71-53 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4,405 (17) Shepard (15) Shepard (4) Cincore (4) Eliely 11/14 #25 Missouri+ L 35-55 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 4,207 (12) Shepard (9) Shepard (2) Eliely (2) Ramacieri 11/17 Colorado State+ W 62-59 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 0-0 4,229 (24) Shepard (13) Shepard (6) Eliely 11/22 Omaha W 66-58 3-1 0-0 0-0 3-1 0-0 4,419 (17) Shepard (11) Havers (5) Whitish 11/25 vs. Washington State$ L 65-79 3-1 0-0 0-1 3-2 0-0 400 (25) Shepard (9) Shepard (4) Eliely 11/26 vs. Virginia$ L 51-73 3-1 0-0 0-2 3-3 0-0 400 (12) Shepard (5) Cincore (3) Cascio Jensen (3) Shepard 12/1 at Virginia Tech% L 67-76 3-1 0-1 0-2 3-4 0-0 2,292 (25) Shepard (14) Shepard (8) Ramacieri 12/4 California L 65-86 3-2 0-1 0-2 3-5 0-0 5,573 (19) Eliely (8) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/6 Drake L 70-84 3-3 0-1 0-2 3-6 0-0 4,200 (23) Shepard (16) Shepard (6) Ramacieri 12/9 San Jose State W 83-61 4-3 0-1 0-2 4-6 0-0 4,205 (28) Shepard (14) Shepard (6) Cincore 12/18 at Creighton L 64-80 4-3 0-2 0-2 4-7 0-0 1,160 (22) Shepard (11) Shepard (5) Cascio Jensen 12/21 #1 UConn L 41-84 4-4 0-2 0-2 4-8 0-0 7,553 (9) Whitish (5) Eliely (4) Eliely (5) Havers

AP Ranking at game time listed before team Home Attendance (Avg.) -- 38,791 (4,849) + denotes Preseason WNIT game Road Attendance (Avg.) -- 3,452 (1,726) $ South Point Shootout game Neutral Attendance (Avg.) -- 800 (400) % denotes ACC/Big Ten Challenge game Total Attendance (Avg.) -- 43,043 (3,587) * denotes Big Ten Conference game # denotes Big Ten Tournament game (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Ind.) HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 13 2016-17 GAME RESULTS 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME LINESCORES

Game FG FGA PCT 3FGM 3FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT OR DR TOT PF A TO BS ST TP Nebraska 25 62 .403 8 22 .364 13 22 .591 12 39 51 18 19 21 0 8 71 UTRGV 22 68 .324 4 22 .182 5 12 .417 10 30 40 22 8 18 9 7 53 Nebraska 10 63 .159 6 31 .194 9 17 .529 16 23 39 18 6 10 5 5 35 #25 Missouri 18 50 .360 6 25 .240 13 17 .765 10 39 49 18 10 16 4 4 55 Nebraska 22 64 .344 8 16 .500 10 22 .455 16 28 44 11 15 10 0 9 62 Colorado State 21 55 .382 6 23 .261 11 16 .688 10 32 42 22 5 14 3 2 59 Nebraska 20 56 .357 12 31 .387 14 23 .609 11 32 43 15 15 15 4 12 66 Omaha 22 63 .349 7 26 .269 7 7 1.000 9 29 38 16 12 16 0 5 58 Nebraska 26 54 .481 4 14 .286 9 22 .409 8 24 32 17 14 23 2 7 65 Washington State 32 68 .471 8 20 .400 7 13 .538 16 28 44 22 18 20 5 16 79 Nebraska 19 54 .352 5 21 .238 8 11 .727 10 22 32 17 12 19 1 8 51 Virginia 30 63 .476 5 21 .238 8 17 .471 17 26 43 17 16 15 3 9 73 Nebraska 27 51 .529 8 17 .471 5 8 .625 7 34 41 22 17 25 1 3 67 Virginia Tech 29 74 .392 10 29 .345 8 17 .471 17 18 35 9 15 9 1 11 76 Nebraska 24 63 .381 10 19 .526 7 13 .538 18 22 40 17 18 26 2 7 65 California 36 66 .545 6 19 .316 8 13 .615 11 24 35 16 16 16 10 18 86 Nebraska 27 64 .422 6 20 .300 10 17 .588 10 24 34 22 20 16 8 7 70 Drake 31 64 .484 9 24 .375 13 19 .684 11 31 42 21 25 18 3 13 84 Nebraska 35 65 .538 6 17 .353 7 15 .467 18 37 55 20 20 26 2 4 83 San Jose State 22 71 .310 7 30 .233 10 14 .714 14 17 31 20 12 13 3 15 61 Nebraska 22 59 .373 3 16 .188 17 25 .680 13 30 43 15 15 18 2 9 64 Creighton 26 62 .419 15 38 .395 13 18 .722 8 29 37 21 24 12 4 8 80 Nebraska 16 56 .286 8 26 .308 1 4 .250 14 20 34 18 15 24 3 2 41 #1 UConn 32 70 .457 8 17 .471 12 14 .857 19 28 47 12 22 11 2 16 84 14 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2016-17 TEAM HIGHS & LOWS

HUSKER TEAM SEASON HIGHS Points...... 83...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 First Quarter Points...... 24...... vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 ...... 24...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Second Quarter Points...... 24...... Drake, 12/6/16 First Half Points...... 39...... at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Third Quarter Points...... 26...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 22...... at Creighton, 12/18/16 Second Half Points...... 46...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Overtime Points...... 0...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Field Goals Made...... 35...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goals Att...... 65...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Field Goal Pct...... 53.8 (35-65)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 12...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 31...... Omaha, 11/22/16 ...... 31...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 52.6 (10-19)...... California, 12/4/16 Free Throws Made...... 17...... at Creighton, 12/18/16 Free Throws Att...... 25...... at Creighton, 12/18/16 Free Throw Pct...... 72.7 (8-11)...... vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Rebounds...... 55...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Offensive Rebounds...... 18...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 ...... 18...... California, 12/4/16 Defensive Rebounds...... 39...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Rebound Margin...... +24 (55-31)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Assists...... 20...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 ...... 20...... Drake, 12/6/16 Steals...... 12...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Blocked Shots ...... 8...... Drake, 12/6/16 Turnovers...... 26...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 ...... 26...... California, 12/4/16 Fouls...... 22...... Drake, 12/6/16 Sophomore Jessica Shepard owns 16 career double-doubles to rank 10th in ...... 22...... at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Nebraska history. She has six double-doubles this season, including a season-high 28 points to go along with 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. OPPONENT TEAM SEASON LOWS Points...... 51...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throw Pct...... 25.0 (1-4)...... UConn, 12/21/16 First Quarter Points...... 10...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Rebounds...... 32...... vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Second Quarter Points...... 9...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 ...... 32...... vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 First Half Points...... 24...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Offensive Rebounds...... 7...... at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Third Quarter Points...... 10...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Defensive Rebounds...... 20...... UConn, 12/21/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 6...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Rebound Margin...... -13 (34-47)...... UConn, 12/21/16 Second Half Points...... 25...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Assists...... 10...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Field Goals Made...... 18...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Steals...... 2...... UConn, 12/21/16 Field Goals Att...... 50...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Blocked Shots ...... 0...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Field Goal Pct...... 31.0 (22-71)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 ...... 0...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 4...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Turnovers...... 10...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 19...... California, 12/4/16 Fouls...... 11...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 18.2 (4-22)...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throws Made...... 5...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 OPPONENT TEAM SEASON HIGHS Free Throws Att...... 7...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Points...... 86...... California, 12/4/16 Free Throw Pct...... 41.7 (5-12)...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 First Quarter Points...... 27...... Washington State, 11/25/16 Rebounds...... 31...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Second Quarter Points...... 30...... Creighton, 12/18/16 Offensive Rebounds...... 8...... Creighton, 12/18/16 First Half Points...... 53...... Washington State, 11/25/16 Defensive Rebounds...... 17...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Third Quarter Points...... 29...... Drake, 12/6/16 Rebound Margin...... -24 (31-55)...... San Jose State, 12/9/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 23...... Drake, 12/6/16 Assists...... 5...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Second Half Points...... 52...... Drake, 12/6/16 Steals...... 2...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Field Goals Made...... 36...... California, 12/4/16 Blocked Shots...... 0...... Omaha, 11/22/16 Field Goals Att...... 74...... Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Turnovers...... 9...... Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Field Goal Pct...... 54.5 (36-66)...... California, 12/4/16 Fouls...... 9...... Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 15...... Creighton, 12/18/16 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 38...... Creighton, 12/18/16 HUSKER TEAM SEASON LOWS Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 47.1 (8-17)...... UConn, 12/21/16 Points...... 35...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Free Throws Made...... 13...... Creighton, 12/18/16 First Quarter Points...... 7...... UConn, 12/21/16 ...... 13...... Drake, 12/6/16 Second Quarter Points...... 7...... Missouri, 11/14/16 ...... 13...... Missouri, 11/14/16 First Half Points...... 16...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Free Throws Att...... 19...... Drake, 12/6/16 Third Quarter Points...... 8...... UConn, 12/21/16 Free Throw Pct...... 100.0 (7-7)...... Omaha, 11/22/16 ...... 8...... vs. Virginia, 11/26/16 Rebounds...... 49...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Fourth Quarter Points...... 5...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Offensive Rebounds...... 19...... UConn, 12/21/16 Second Half Points...... 19...... UConn, 12/21/16 Defensive Rebounds...... 39...... Missouri, 11/14/16 ...... 19...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Rebound Margin...... +13 (47-34)...... UConn, 12/21/16 Overtime Points...... 0...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Assists...... 25...... Drake, 12/6/16 Field Goals Made...... 10...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Steals...... 18...... California, 12/4/16 Field Goals Att...... 51...... at Virginia Tech, 12/1/16 Blocked Shots...... 10...... California, 12/4/16 Field Goal Pct...... 15.9 (10-63)...... Missouri, 11/14/16 Turnovers...... 20...... Washington State, 11/25/16 Three-Pt. FG Made...... 3...... at Creighton, 12/18/16 Fouls...... 22...... Washington State, 11/25/16 Three-Pt. FG Att...... 14...... vs. Washington State, 11/25/16 ...... 22...... Colorado State, 11/17/16 Three-Pt. FG Pct...... 18.8 (3-16)...... at Creighton, 12/18/16 ...... 22...... UTRGV, 11/12/16 Free Throws Made...... 1...... UConn, 12/21/16 Free Throws Att...... 4...... UConn, 12/21/16 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 15 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

GAME #1 GAME #2 GAME #3 NEBRASKA 71 #25 MISSOURI 55 NEBRASKA 62 UTRGV 53 NEBRASKA 35 COLORADO STATE 59 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 12, 2016 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 14, 2016 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 17, 2016

UTRGV Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Missouri Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Colo. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Kjartansdottir*32 0-6 1-2 11 3 1 0 1 Porter* 32 4-10 2-2 10 1 1 2 10 Mirkovic* 25 2-6 0-0 1 3 1 0 6 Murphy* 6 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 1 0 S. Cunningham* 33 5-9 7-9 10 3 2 1 18 Gustavsson* 31 6-11 1-3 11 5 0 0 13 Peters* 30 2-5 0-0 2 3 2 3 4 L. Cunningham* 37 0-2 0-0 11 1 2 0 0 Tryggedsson* 23 1-4 0-0 3 1 0 1 2 Turk* 25 1-7 0-0 1 3 1 0 2 Smith* 10 0-4 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 Tvrdy* 38 6-9 3-3 9 2 0 0 17 Goff* 30 7-23 3-4 5 1 1 119 Michaelis* 34 6-14 2-4 1 3 1 0 18 Nystrom* 26 4-11 5-6 7 5 1 0 13 Villarreal 5 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 0 5 Doty 30 1-4 2-2 6 3 4 1 5 Austgulen 20 1-3 0-0 1 0 1 1 3 Hyman 6 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 Roundtree 1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Edwards 6 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Graham 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 Chavis 11 1-3 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 Kaiser 7 0-1 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 Havili 11 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Schuchts 12 1-4 0-0 3 5 0 0 2 Hamm 4 0-3 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 Savoy 18 3-10 0-2 6 4 1 1 6 Team Rebounds 4 Kantzy 20 1-7 2-2 4 5 0 0 5 Johnson 16 2-4 0-0 5 1 1 0 5 Totals 200 18-50 13-17 49 18 10 4 55 Team Rebounds 4 Van Tilburg 17 5-6 1-4 5 2 1 0 11 Totals 200 21-55 11-16 42 22 5 2 59 Team Rebounds 2 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Totals 200 22-68 5-12 40 22 8 7 53 Shepard* 29 4-17 3-7 9 4 1 1 12 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Havers* 32 0-8 0-0 6 3 0 1 0 Shepard* 32 9-22 4-11 13 1 1 1 24 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Eliely* 25 2-5 3-4 8 1 2 0 8 Havers* 31 1-8 0-0 8 3 5 0 2 Shepard* 23 6-15 3-3 15 3 3 1 17 Ramacieri* 21 1-5 1-2 2 1 2 1 4 Eliely* 32 2-7 1-2 6 2 6 3 6 Havers* 27 3-9 3-5 7 1 0 1 10 Cincore* 22 0-7 2-4 1 4 1 1 2 Ramacieri* 15 0-1 1-2 2 1 0 3 1 Eliely* 23 2-5 5-8 2 0 4 2 9 Cascio Jensen 12 0-1 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Cincore* 30 4-5 0-0 0 0 1 1 9 Ramacieri* 16 2-4 0-0 0 2 2 0 6 Whitish 12 0-4 0-0 1 1 0 0 Cascio Jensen 4 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Cincore* 21 4-8 0-0 2 0 4 0 9 Wood 17 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 Whitish 26 3-9 1-2 1 0 2 010 Cascio Jensen 10 0-4 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 Mitchell 7 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Wood 4 0-0 2-2 1 0 0 0 2 Whitish 17 3-4 0-0 0 0 2 17 Simon 11 2-9 0-0 3 0 0 1 6 Mitchell 3 1-2 0-1 2 1 0 0 2 Wood 14 1-3 0-0 3 2 2 2 3 Washington 12 0-2 0-0 4 3 0 0 0 Simon 11 1-5 1-2 2 2 0 0 4 Mitchell 11 1-3 0-0 2 3 0 0 2 Team Rebounds 3 Washington 12 1-4 0-0 4 1 0 1 2 Simon 18 2-5 2-4 7 3 1 0 6 Totals 200 10-63 9-17 39 18 6 5 35 Team Rebounds 3 Washington 20 1-2 0-2 5 4 0 1 2 Totals 200 22-64 10-22 44 11 15 9 62 Team Rebounds 7 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Totals 200 25-62 13-22 51 18 19 8 71 #25 Missouri 16 14 16 9 55 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska 9 7 14 5 35 Colorado State 17 9 24 9 59 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska 24 9 16 13 62 UTRGV 10 14 12 17 53 3FG: Missouri 6-25 (Michaelis 4-11, S. Cunningham 1-3, Nebraska 15 18 25 13 71 Doty 1-3, Porter 0-2, L. Cunningham 0-2, Smith 0-2, Chavis 3FG: Colorado State 6-23 (Tvrdy 2-3, Mirkovic 2-5, 0-2); Nebraska 6-31 (Simon 2-5, Eliely 1-2, Shepard 1-4, Austgulen 1-3, Kantzy 1-6, Gustavsson 0-1, Nystrom 0-1, 3FG: UTRGV 4-22 (Goff 2-6, Johnson 1-1, Villarreal 1-2, Wood 1-4, Ramacieri 1-5, Mitchell 0-1, Havers 0-2, Whitish Hamm 0-2, Tryggedsson 0-2); Nebraska 8-16 (Whitish 3-4, Savoy 0-1, Peters 0-2, Turk 0-5, Kjartansdottir 0-5); 0-3, Cincore 0-5). 3FG%: Missouri 24.0; Nebraska 19.4. Shepard 2-3, Cincore 1-1, Eliely 1-1, Simon 1-3, Ramacieri Nebraska 8-22 (Shepard 2-2, Ramacieri 2-4, Whitish FG%: Missouri 36.0; Nebraska 15.9. FT%: Missouri 76.5; 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Havers 0-2). 3FG%: Colorado State 1-2, Havers 1-3, Wood 1-3, Eliely 0-1, Simon 0-1). 3FG%: Nebraska 52.9. Steals: Missouri 4 (Porter 2); Nebraska 5 26.1; Nebraska 50.0. FG%: Colorado State 38.2; Nebraska UTRGV 18.2; Nebraska 36.4. FG%: UTRGV 32.4; Nebraska (Shepard, Havers, Ramacieri, Cincore, Simon 1). Blocked 34.4. FT%: Colorado State 68.8; Nebraska 45.5. Steals: 40.3. FT%: UTRGV 41.7; Nebraska 59.1. Steals: UTRGV 7 Shots: Missouri 4 (Schuchts 2); Nebraska 5 (Havers 2). Colorado State 2 (Tryggedsson, Austgulen 1); Nebraska (Peters 3); Nebraska 8 (Eliely, Wood 2). Blocked Shots: Turnovers: Missouri 16; Nebraska 10. Technical Fouls: 9 (Eliely, Ramacieri 3). Blocked Shots: Colorado State UTRGV 9 (Kjartansdottir, Van Tilburg 3); Nebraska 0. Nebraska-Jasmine Cincore. Officials: Garland, B. Morris, 3 (Gustavsson, Tryggedsson, Nystrom 1); Nebraska 0. Turnovers: UTRGV 18; Nebraska 21. Technical Fouls: Lukanich. Attendance: 4,207. Turnovers: Colorado State 14; Nebraska 10. Technical None. Officials: Brooks, Knight, Schroeder. Attendance: Fouls: None. Officials: Rump, Brendenmuhl, McHugh. 4,405. Game Highlights: Nebraska struggled through one of Attendance: 4,229. the worst shooting nights in school history in a 55-35 Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard posted her 11th loss to No. 25 Missouri in the second round of the Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard and Hannah Whitish career double-double with 17 points and 15 rebounds Preseason WNIT. The Huskers, who were held to a tie each hit huge threes in the final minutes to shoot to power Nebraska to a 71-53 victory over the for the second-lowest scoring total in school history, Nebraska to a 62-59 win over defending Mountain University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in the opening hit just 10-of-63 shots (.159) from the field, including West Conference champion Colorado State in the round of the Preseason WNIT at Pinnacle Bank Arena. 6-of-31 threes (.194). Nebraska also went just 9-for- Preseason WNIT. Shepard’s second three of the game Shepard, a preseason All-Big Ten choice, also knocked 17 (.529) at the free throw line. The Huskers led 9-7 came with a minute left and gave the Huskers a 61- down the first two three-pointers of her career midway through the first quarter before Missouri 57 lead. It capped a 24-point, 13-rebound effort for including a 60-foot one-handed runner at the halftime scored the final nine points of the period to take a Shepard, who moved into a tie for 12th on NU’s career buzzer. Senior Allie Havers added 10 points and seven 16-9 lead. The Huskers were just 3-for-22 in the first, double-double list with 12. Whitish hit her third three rebounds in a strong team effort. Freshman Nicea including 0-for-11 from two-point range. NU’s struggles of the night with one second on the shot clock from the Eliely and junior Jasmine Cincore each contributed continued in the second, as Missouri capped a 16-0 run deep left wing to give Nebraska a 58-55 lead with 1:48 nine points and team highs with four assists. Eliely, by holding the Huskers scoreless for more than seven left. Whitish finished with her first career double-figure who earned a start in the first game of her collegiate minutes. Jessica Shepard scored two of her 12 points scoring effort. Fellow freshman Nicea Eliely played career, also drew the primary defensive assignment on on a free throw line jumper to end NU’s 0-for-16 slump an outstanding all-around game with six points, six WAC Player-of-the-Year Shawnte’ Goff. Fellow Husker from inside the arc. MU then answered with a 7-0 surge rebounds, six assists and three steals. She also helped freshman Hannah Whitish pitched in seven points, two to take a 30-11 lead. The Huskers got no closer than slow down and foul out defending Mountain West assists and a steal in 17 solid minutes for the Huskers. 11 points the rest of the way. Conference Player of the Year Ellen Nystrom. 16 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

GAME #4 GAME #5 GAME #6 NEBRASKA 66 WASHINGTON STATE 79 VIRGINIA 73 OMAHA 58 NEBRASKA 65 NEBRASKA 51 LINCOLN, NEB., NOV. 22, 2016 LAS VEGAS, NEV., NOV. 25, 2016 LAS VEGAS, NEV., NOV. 26, 2016

Omaha Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Virginia Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shaw* 37 6-16 6-6 2 3 4 0 19 Shepard* 30 11-17 2-8 9 2 0 0 25 Toussaint* 20 1-4 0-0 3 4 2 0 2 Mi. Dapprich* 32 8-18 0-0 2 3 1 1 18 Havers* 28 1-4 0-0 4 4 0 1 2 Mason* 27 1-6 0-3 1 2 5 1 2 Vaccher* 21 2-5 0-0 5 2 0 2 4 Eliely* 18 3-5 0-2 1 3 4 1 6 Willoughby* 17 6-9 0-0 2 3 2 1 12 Vidal* 28 1-2 0-0 4 2 2 1 3 Ramacieri* 13 0-2 0-0 2 0 3 0 0 Moses* 22 8-12 3-4 5 4 0 1 19 Davenport* 30 1-8 0-0 3 3 3 1 3 Cincore* 24 2-7 0-1 4 2 2 2 5 Huland El* 27 5-12 2-4 5 1 0 1 14 Preston 24 1-4 0-0 2 0 2 0 3 Cascio Jensen 23 0-1 3-4 1 3 3 2 3 Allen 11 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 Lujan 4 1-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 3 Whitish 22 3-8 1-1 2 1 1 18 Brown 25 3-7 3-5 9 0 6 2 11 Brecht 4 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Wood 9 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Jablonowski 23 4-5 0-0 3 0 1 0 9 Bridgeman 7 2-4 1-1 3 0 0 0 5 Mitchell 8 1-1 2-2 0 1 0 0 4 Aiyeotan 21 2-5 0-0 6 2 0 2 4 Mo. Dapprich 13 0-3 0-0 8 2 0 0 0 Simon 13 3-4 0-2 0 0 1 0 7 Jones 0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 0 0 Team Rebounds 4 Washington 12 1-2 1-2 6 1 0 0 3 Payne 7 0-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 200 22-63 7-7 38 16 12 5 58 Team Rebounds 3 Team Rebounds 8 Totals 200 26-54 9-22 32 17 14 7 65 Totals 200 30-63 8-17 43 17 16 9 73 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* 29 6-12 3-5 9 5 1 0 17 Wash. St. Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Havers* 30 3-5 3-4 11 2 1 1 9 Brown* 27 5-14 2-2 7 3 2 3 16 Eliely* 15 2-3 0-0 1 1 1 1 4 Eliely* 29 3-10 1-4 6 4 2 4 9 Kmetovska* 11 4-5 0-0 4 4 1 1 8 Ramacieri* 17 1-3 1-1 1 3 1 2 3 Ramacieri* 25 3-4 0-0 3 1 3 2 9 Hirstova* 22 4-10 0-0 0 3 1 2 9 Havers* 24 2-4 1-2 3 1 1 1 5 Cincore* 24 1-7 3-4 3 0 3 1 6 Hailey* 21 4-7 1-3 7 3 1 1 9 Shepard* 26 4-13 3-4 4 0 3 0 12 Cascio Jensen 14 2-4 0-0 1 0 0 2 6 Molina* 18 3-5 0-0 1 1 6 1 6 Cincore* 21 3-8 0-0 5 2 1 0 6 Whitish 25 2-7 4-6 1 0 5 210 McKenzie 14 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 Cascio Jensen 19 1-3 0-0 2 0 3 0 3 Wood 4 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Washington 13 1-3 1-2 2 1 0 1 3 Whitish 20 1-5 0-0 2 3 1 03 Mitchell 7 0-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 Muzet 3 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0 Wood 14 1-4 0-0 3 2 1 0 3 Simon 6 0-5 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 Kostourkova 13 2-4 2-2 4 1 0 4 6 Mitchell 7 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 Washington 7 0-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 McClure 16 2-5 1-2 7 3 0 0 5 Simon 18 2-6 3-4 2 3 0 3 8 Team Rebounds 2 Pavlopoulou 22 4-8 0-2 3 0 5 2 10 Washington 19 1-3 0-0 5 2 0 1 2 Totals 200 20-56 14-23 43 15 15 12 66 Swedlund 20 3-5 0-0 2 2 0 0 7 Team Rebounds 3 Team Rebounds 4 Totals 200 19-54 8-11 32 17 12 8 51 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Totals 200 32-68 7-13 44 22 18 16 79 Omaha 21 10 10 17 58 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska 9 19 17 21 66 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Virginia 23 17 23 10 73 Nebraska 24 10 18 13 65 Nebraska 16 10 8 17 51 3FG: Omaha 7-26 (Mi. Dapprich 2-6, Lujan 1-1, Vidal 1-1, Washington St. 27 26 18 8 79 Shaw 1-4, Preston 1-4, Davenport 1-7, Brecht 0-1, Mo. 3FG: Virginia 5-21 (Brown 2-4, Huland El 2-9, Jablonowski Dapprich 0-2); Nebraska 12-31 (Ramacieri 3-4, Shepard 3FG: Nebraska 4-14 (Simon 1-1, Shepard 1-2, Cincore 1-2, Toussaint 0-2, Mason 0-2, Willoughby 0-2); Nebraska 2-4, Cascio Jensen 2-4, Whitish 2-5, Eliely 2-6, Cincore 1-4, 1-3, Whitish 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Cascio Jensen 0-1, Wood 5-21 (Shepard 1-3, Simon 1-3, Cascio Jensen 1-3, Whitish Mitchell 0-1, Havers 0-1, Simon 0-2). 3FG%: Omaha 26.9; 0-2); Washington State 8-20 (Brown 4-5, Pavlopoulou 1-4, Wood 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Mitchell 0-1, Cincore 0-2). Nebraska 38.7. FG%: Omaha 34.9; Nebraska 35.7. FT%: 2-4, Hristova 1-3, Swedlund 1-3, Molina 0-1, McKenzie 3FG%: Virginia 23.8; Nebraska 23.8. FG%: Virginia 47.6; Omaha 100.0; Nebraska 60.9. Steals: Omaha 5 (Vaccher 0-1, Washington 0-1, Hailey 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 28.6; Nebraska 35.2. FT%: Virginia 47.1; Nebraska 72.7. Steals: 2); Nebraska 12 (Eliely 4). Blocked Shots: Omaha 0; Washington State 40.0. FG%: Nebraska 48.1; Washington Virginia 9 (Aiyeotan, Jablonowski 2); Nebraska 8 (Simon 3). Nebraska 4 (Havers 2). Turnovers: Omaha 16; Nebraska State 47.1. FT%: Nebraska 40.9; Washington State 53.8. Blocked Shots: Virginia 3 (Aiyeotan 2); Nebraska 1 (Havers 15. Technical Fouls: None. Officials:Hall, Bonner, Knight. Steals: Nebraska 7 (Cincore, Cascio Jensen 2); Washington 1). Turnovers: Virginia 15; Nebraska 19. Technical Fouls: Attendance: 4,419. State 16 (Kostourkova 4). Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 None. Officials: Small, Smith, Hurst. Attendance: 400. (Eliely, Havers 1); Washington State 5 (Brown, Kostourkova Game Highlights: Nebraska hit 12 three-pointers in the 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 23; Washington State 20. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 12 points final three quarters to rally from a 21-9 first-quarter Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Smith, Munch, Small. while adding four rebounds and three assists, but deficit on its way to a 66-58 win over Omaha at Pinnacle Attendance: 400. Nebraska could not overcome a hot-shooting Virginia Bank Arena. Jessica Shepard led the Huskers with 17 team in a 73-51 loss at the South Point Shootout. points, including a pair of second-half threes. Shepard Game Highlights: Washington State erupted for 53 Shepard was named to the all-tournament team overcame early foul trouble to help the Huskers to first-half points and never looked back in a 79-65 win despite going just 4-for-13 from the field against the their third victory. Freshman Hannah Whitish added over Nebraska in the first game of the South Point Cavaliers, who improved to 5-1 with the win. No other double figures for the second straight game with 10 Shootout in Las Vegas. WSU built its lead to 68-38 Husker scored in double figures, as Maddie Simon points, including two threes of her own, while adding a midway through the third quarter, before Nebraska managed eight points and a game-high three steals game-high five assists. Senior Esther Ramacieri scored rallied in a big way. The Huskers closed the quarter off the bench. Jasmine Cincore added six points and a career-high nine points with a career-best three on an 11-3 surge, then opened the fourth with a five rebounds for the Huskers. Lauren Moses led four three-pointers, while fellow senior Allie Havers added 10-2 burst to cut WSU’s lead to 73-62 with 7:23 left. Cavaliers in double figures with 19 points on 8-of-12 nine points and a game-high 11 rebounds. Freshman Both teams struggled to score down the stretch and shooting. Aliyah Huland El added 14 points and five Nicea Eliely pitched in another strong all-around game the Cougars held on for the victory. Jessica Shepard boards, while Jocelyn Willoughby contributed 12 points with nine points, six rebounds, two assists and four led Nebraska with game highs of 25 points and nine on 6-of-9 shooting. J’Kyra Brown pitched in 11 points steals. Freshman Rylie Cascio Jensen also scored the rebounds. Hannah Whitish added eight points off the and a game-high nine rebounds off the bench, as the first points of her career with a pair of threes to help bench, while Maddie Simon pitched in seven. Louise Cavaliers outrebounded the Huskers, 43-32, while also the Huskers. Brown led WSU with 14 of her 16 points in the first half. winning the turnover battle, 19-15. HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 17 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

GAME #7 GAME #8 GAME #9 VIRGINIA TECH 76 CALIFORNIA 86 DRAKE 84 NEBRASKA 67 NEBRASKA 65 NEBRASKA 70 BLACKSBURG, VA., DEC. 1, 2016 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 4, 2016 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 6, 2016

Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP California Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Drake Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* 29 12-17 0-2 14 2 1 0 25 Cowling* 27 1-6 0-0 3 1 5 7 2 Wendell* 27 8-23 2-5 6 3 4 5 18 Havers* 25 1-2 2-2 10 2 2 0 4 Davidson* 20 2-5 0-0 6 2 2 0 4 Jonas* 24 4-7 0-0 5 1 2 0 9 Eliely* 25 3-5 2-2 3 3 0 1 9 Range* 22 4-12 0-0 5 1 1 1 8 Hittner* 18 3-5 0-0 4 2 2 08 Ramacieri* 26 2-4 0-0 0 4 8 0 5 Anigwe* 26 10-13 5-5 4 3 0 0 25 Bachrodt* 28 3-6 0-0 3 5 3 2 8 Cincore* 26 3-8 1-2 4 4 4 2 9 Thomas* 27 4-6 0-0 2 0 2 3 11 Ingle* 30 5-8 2-2 3 3 13 3 13 Cascio Jensen 10 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Yue 5 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 Rose 12 4-6 0-0 3 1 0 1 10 Whitish 13 2-6 0-0 0 0 0 05 Mosley 10 0-2 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 Greiner 7 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Wood 19 3-5 0-0 2 3 1 0 8 Cayton 26 5-8 0-2 1 1 5 1 11 Miller 21 1-2 4-4 3 2 0 1 7 Mitchell 10 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 West 17 5-8 0-0 5 3 0 1 10 Rush 6 0-0 4-4 1 0 0 0 4 Simon 2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 Brown 20 4-5 3-6 5 4 1 4 13 Mertz 4 0-0 0-2 1 2 0 1 0 Washington 15 1-3 0-0 5 3 0 0 2 Team Rebounds 3 Rhine 23 3-6 1-2 5 2 1 0 7 Team Rebounds 2 Totals 200 36-66 8-13 35 16 16 18 86 Team Rebounds 7 Totals 200 27-51 5-8 41 22 17 3 67 Totals 200 31-64 13-19 42 21 25 13 84 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Va. Tech Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* 26 3-14 1-2 8 5 3 3 8 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Cook* 33 6-15 2-4 13 2 2 0 14 Havers* 30 4-11 0-0 1 2 1 0 9 Shepard* 32 8-18 6-10 16 4 3 1 23 Magarity* 38 9-13 3-6 8 3 0 3 25 Eliely* 31 8-13 1-2 2 3 2 2 19 Havers* 27 6-9 2-5 1 3 1 1 14 Panousis* 31 6-14 1-3 1 0 4 1 17 Ramacieri* 30 1-4 0-0 6 1 6 1 2 Eliely* 32 3-6 0-0 4 2 2 1 6 Hicks* 39 3-13 0-1 5 0 6 6 6 Cincore* 23 2-8 1-2 3 3 3 2 7 Ramacieri* 21 0-2 0-0 3 2 6 0 0 Hill* 31 2-9 1-2 1 3 1 1 6 Cascio Jensen 8 1-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 3 Cincore* 22 2-6 2-2 0 2 2 1 7 DaRosa 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitish 12 1-4 0-0 1 0 1 03 Cascio Jensen 14 1-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 Brooks 17 1-4 0-0 1 1 1 0 3 Wood 1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 Whitish 16 2-4 0-0 0 1 3 14 Kinder 8 2-6 1-1 3 0 1 0 5 Mitchell 11 0-0 1-2 4 1 0 0 1 Wood 6 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Team Rebounds 3 Simon 19 3-6 3-5 4 0 0 2 11 Mitchell 16 3-9 0-0 1 3 0 2 7 Totals 200 29-74 8-17 35 9 15 11 76 Washington 9 1-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 2 Simon 11 2-4 0-0 3 1 2 0 6 Team Rebounds 8 Washington 3 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Totals 200 24-63 7-13 40 17 18 7 65 Team Rebounds 4 Nebraska 18 21 17 11 67 Totals 200 27-64 10-17 34 22 20 7 70 Virginia Tech 14 15 26 21 76 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final California 25 22 22 17 86 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 3FG: Nebraska 8-17 (Wood 2-3, Cincore 2-4, Eliely 1-1, Nebraska 19 9 21 16 65 Drake 13 19 29 23 84 Shepard 1-1, Ramacieri 1-2, Whitish 1-5, Simon 0-1); Nebraska 9 24 17 20 70 Virginia Tech 10-29 (Magarity 4-5, Panousis 4-10, Brooks 3FG: California 6-19 (Thomas 3-4, Brown 2-2, Cayton 1-4, Hill 1-6, Cook 0-2, Hicks 0-2). 3FG%: Nebraska 47.1; 1-2, Davidson 0-1, Anigwe 0-1, Cowling 0-3, Range 0-6); 3FG: Drake 9-24 (Hittner 2-3, Bachrodt 2-3, Rose 2-4, Virginia Tech 34.5. FG%: Nebraska 52.9; Virginia Tech 39.2. Nebraska 10-19 (Cincore 2-3, Eliely 2-3, Simon 2-3, Cascio Jonas 1-2, Miller 1-2, Ingle 1-3, Greiner 0-1, Wendell FT%: Nebraska 62.5; Virginia Tech 47.1. Steals: Nebraska Jensen 1-1, Havers 1-2, Shepard 1-3, Whitish 1-4).3FG%: 0-6); Nebraska 6-20 (Simon 2-2, Mitchell 1-1, Shepard 3 (Cincore 2); Virginia Tech 11 (Hicks 6). Blocked Shots: California 31.6; Nebraska 52.6. FG%: California 54.5; 1-3, Cincore 1-3, Cascio Jensen 1-4, Wood 0-1, Eliely 0-2, Nebraska 1 (Eliely 1); Virginia Tech 1 (Hicks 1). Turnovers: Nebraska 38.1. FT%: California 61.5; Nebraska 53.8. Ramacieri 0-2, Whitish 0-2).3FG%: Drake 37.5; Nebraska Virginia Tech 9; Nebraska 25. Technical Fouls: None. Steals: California 18 (Cowling 7); Nebraska 7 (Cincore, 30.0. FG%: Drake 48.4; Nebraska 42.2. FT%: Drake 68.4; Officials: Sidlasky, Suffren, Spurlock.Attendance: 2,292. Eliely, Simon 2). Blocked Shots: California 10 (Anigwe 4); Nebraska 58.8. Steals: Drake 13 (Wendell 5); Nebraska 7 Nebraska 2 (Havers 2). Turnovers: California 16; Nebraska (Mitchell 2). Blocked Shots: Drake 3 (Bachrodt, Hittner, Game Highlights: Nebraska led by 16 points midway 26. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Inouye, Bonner, Rhine 1); Nebraska 8 (Cincore 4). Turnovers: Drake 18; through the second quarter, but unbeaten Virginia Krommenhoek. Attendance: 5,573. Nebraska 16. Technical Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Tech rallied to take a fourth-quarter lead on its way to Zentz, Cross. Attendance: 4,200. a 76-67 victory at Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Va. Game Highlights: Nicea Eliely more than doubled Nebraska’s first true road game of the season came as her previous career high by pumping in a team-high Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard produced her fourth part of the 10th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The 19 points, but it wasn’t enough to prevent unbeaten double-double of the season with a game-high 23 Huskers trailed 10-6 midway through the first quarter California from running to an 86-65 win over the points and a season-high 16 rebounds, but it wasn’t before erupting on a 23-4 outburst with all the points Huskers at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Bears shot a enough to prevent Drake from running to an 84-70 coming from Nicea Eliely, Emily Wood and Jessica sizzling 54.5 percent (36-66) from the field, while win. The preseason pick to win the Missouri Valley Shepard in an eight-minute span. Wood started the winning the turnover battle 26-16. , the Conference, Drake trailed 33-32 at halftime before surge with five straight points on her way to a career- 2016 USBWA National Freshman of the Year, scored 25 scoring an opponent season-high 52 points in the high eight points - all coming in the stretch. Eliely points on 10-of-13 shooting from the field and a 5-for-5 second half. The Huskers rallied from a 23-16 second- tied her career high with nine points in the stretch, effort at the free throw line. Anigwe led five Bears in quarter deficit primarily without Shepard on the floor. including seven straight early in the second quarter. double figures, including 13 points on a 4-of-5 shooting Grace Mitchell sparked a 15-5 Husker spurt to turn the Shepard, who finished with 25 points and 14 rebounds effort by freshman Jaelyn Brown. Asha Thomas and 23-16 deficit into a 31-28 lead late in the half. Shepard for her 13th career double-double, added six points Mi’Cole Cayton each added 11 points, while CJ West was held without a first-half field goal and managed during the surge. The Huskers turned a 10-6 deficit pitched in 10 points. Maddie Simon, who scored 11 just one point to go along with 10 rebounds. In the into a 29-14 advantage and built a 16-point lead on points off the bench, was the only Husker other than second half, Shepard hit 8-of-14 shots and connected three occasions before taking a 39-29 edge to the Eliely to reach double digits. Jessica Shepard managed on eight of NU’s total second-half field goals, but the half. Virginia Tech cut the margin to 56-55 at the end eight points, eight rebounds and three assists before Huskers were outscored 52-37, as Drake hit 16-of-22 of three quarters. fouling out. two-point field goal attempts in the half. 18 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME BOX SCORES

GAME #10 GAME #11 GAME #12 NEBRASKA 83 CREIGHTON 80 #1 UCONN 84 SAN JOSE STATE 61 NEBRASKA 64 NEBRASKA 41 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 9, 2016 OMAHA, NEB., DEC. 21, 2016 LINCOLN, NEB., DEC. 21, 2016

SJSU Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP UConn Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Baird* 25 2-6 2-2 1 3 1 0 7 Shepard* 30 7-21 7-10 11 2 3 0 22 Collier* 26 5-12 4-4 15 3 1 2 14 Smith* 31 4-10 0-2 9 4 1 7 8 Havers* 20 2-3 2-2 6 2 0 0 6 Samuelson* 29 8-14 4-4 2 1 3 2 23 Ladd* 31 2-7 0-0 11 2 3 1 4 Eliely* 24 2-4 2-4 7 3 2 3 6 Dangerfield* 8 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 1 3 West* 24 3-7 0-2 2 4 0 1 9 Ramacieri* 21 2-4 0-0 0 2 1 3 4 Nurse* 33 7-12 3-4 1 0 4 1 20 Ramos* 32 8-24 6-6 3 1 6 1 24 Cincore* 19 1-5 2-2 3 3 1 3 4 Williams* 21 5-9 0-0 9 1 1 3 10 Kohlhaas 13 1-3 0-0 2 3 1 2 3 Cascio Jensen 20 0-4 2-2 4 1 5 0 2 Bent 17 1-3 0-0 4 0 3 2 2 Hafoka 9 2-4 0-0 2 0 0 2 4 Whitish 13 2-7 0-0 1 0 0 05 Chong 28 3-6 1-2 5 0 4 3 8 Benally 7 0-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 Wood 15 1-1 0-0 1 0 2 0 3 Lawlor 3 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Gennett 13 0-5 0-0 1 0 0 10 Mitchell 11 1-2 0-0 3 0 0 0 2 Irwin 12 0-1 0-0 2 1 2 2 0 Harris 7 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 Simon 13 2-4 0-1 0 1 0 0 4 Butler 23 2-9 0-0 6 2 3 0 4 Turney 8 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 Washington 14 2-4 2-4 4 0 1 0 6 Team Rebounds 2 Team Rebounds 0 Team Rebounds 3 Totals 200 32-70 12-14 47 12 22 16 84 Totals 200 22-71 10-14 31 20 12 15 61 Totals 200 22-59 17-25 43 15 15 9 64 Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Nebraska Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Creighton Min FG FT RB PF A ST TP Shepard* 30 1-13 0-0 4 1 1 0 3 Shepard* 27 12-21 4-6 14 0 1 0 28 McGrory* 22 1-5 1-2 6 2 2 0 3 Havers* 24 3-12 0-0 5 2 1 1 7 Havers* 22 4-9 0-0 4 3 2 0 8 Lamberty* 32 3-7 3-3 2 1 7 2 10 Eliely* 25 3-4 0-0 5 3 4 0 7 Eliely* 27 6-9 0-0 7 3 4 1 13 Janning* 31 7-13 1-2 4 1 9 2 22 Ramacieri* 21 1-3 0-0 1 2 3 0 3 Ramacieri* 21 2-5 0-0 6 4 3 0 5 Faber* 26 5-11 3-4 4 3 1 1 16 Cincore* 14 0-5 1-2 3 1 0 0 1 Cincore* 25 2-7 0-0 4 4 6 1 4 Rollerson* 19 3-5 2-4 8 3 2 1 8 Cascio Jensen 18 0-2 0-0 0 2 3 0 0 Cascio Jensen 19 2-4 0-2 2 1 3 0 6 Rischard 4 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitish 19 3-6 0-0 2 2 2 19 Whitish 8 1-2 0-0 5 1 0 03 Agnew 24 1-6 2-2 3 3 1 2 4 Wood 3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 Wood 15 2-2 2-3 1 0 1 2 7 Norby 10 1-4 0-0 3 4 0 0 3 Mitchell 16 2-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 5 Mitchell 17 0-1 0-0 4 0 0 0 0 Works 21 4-8 0-0 3 3 2 0 11 Simon 20 1-6 0-0 4 4 1 0 2 Simon 4 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 0 2 Brown 11 1-3 1-1 1 1 0 0 3 Washington 10 2-3 0-2 4 0 0 0 4 Washington 15 3-3 1-4 6 4 0 0 7 Team Rebounds 3 Team Rebounds 3 Team Rebounds 1 Totals 200 26-62 13-18 37 21 24 8 80 Totals 200 16-56 1-4 34 18 15 2 41 Totals 200 35-65 7-15 55 20 20 4 83 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Nebraska 15 13 14 22 64 UConn 22 26 21 15 84 San Jose State 16 18 21 6 61 Creighton 14 30 24 12 80 Nebraska 7 15 8 11 41 Nebraska 16 21 26 20 83 3FG: Nebraska 3-16 (Wood 1-1, Whitish 1-3, Shepard 3FG: UConn 8-17 (Nurse 3-4, Samuelson 3-5, Dangerfield 3FG: San Jose State 7-30 (West 3-6, Ramos 2-10, Baird 1-4, Ramacieri 0-1, Cincore 0-1, Eliely 0-2, Cascio Jensen 1-1, Chong 1-2, Bent 0-1, Irwin 0-1, Lawlor 0-1, Collier 1-3, Kohlhaas 1-3, Ladd 0-2, Benally 0-3, Gennett 0-3); 0-2, Simon 0-2); Creighton 15-38 (Janning 7-11, Works 0-2); Nebraska 8-26 (Whitish 3-4, Eliely 1-1, Mitchell Nebraska 6-17 (Cascio Jensen 2-3, Wood 1-1, Whitish 3-7, Faber 3-8, Lamberty 1-2, Norby 1-4, McGrory 0-2, 1-1, Ramacieri 1-3, Havers 1-4, Shepard 1-4, Cascio 1-2, Eliely 1-2, Ramacieri 1-3, Havers 0-1, Cincore 0-2, Agnew 0-4). 3FG%: Nebraska 18.8; Creighton 39.5. Jensen 0-2, Cincore 0-3, Simon 0-4). 3FG%: UConn 47.1; Shepard 0-3). 3FG%: San Jose State 23.3; Nebraska 35.3. FG%: Nebraska 37.3; Creighton 41.9. FT%: Nebraska Nebraska 30.8. FG%: UConn 45.7; Nebraska 28.6. FT%: FG%: San Jose State 31.0; Nebraska 53.8. FT%: San Jose 68.0; Creighton 72.2. Steals: Nebraska 9 (Cincore, Eliely, UConn 85.7; Nebraska 25.0. Steals: UConn 16 (Chong, State 71.4; Nebraska 46.7. Steals: San Jose State 15 (Smith Ramacieri 3); Creighton 8 (Agnew, Janning, Lamberty 2). Williams 3); Nebraska 2 (Havers, Whitish 1). Blocked 7); Nebraska 4 (Wood 2). Blocked Shots: San Jose State Blocked Shots: Nebraska 2 (Eliely 2); Creighton 4 (Norby, Shots: UConn 2 (Samuelson, Williams 1); Nebraska 3 3 (Baird 2); Nebraska 2 (Havers, Eliely 1). Turnovers: Rollerson 2). Turnovers: Nebraska 18; Creighton 12. (Simon 2). Turnovers: UConn 11; Nebraska 24. Technical San Jose State 13; Nebraska 26. Technical Fouls: None. Technical Fouls: Nebraska-Williams. Officials: Sidlasky, Fouls: None. Officials: Napier, Barb Smith, B. Morris. Officials: Kanter, Whitson, Bird. Attendance: 4,205. Daley, Schroeder. Attendance: 1,160. Attendance: 7,553. Game Highlights: Jessica Shepard scored 23 of her Game Highlights: Creighton tied a Nebraska opponent Game Highlights: Freshman Hannah Whitish led game-high 28 points after halftime as Nebraska record by knocking down 15 three-pointers on its way the Huskers with nine points on 3-of-4 three-point dominated in the paint in the second half on its way to an 80-64 win over the Huskers at D.J. Sokol Arena. shooting off the bench, but four-time defending to an 83-61 win over San Jose State at Pinnacle Bank Marissa Janning, the 2014 BIG EAST Player of the Year, national champion UConn rolled to an 84-41 win over Arena. Shepard, who notched her fifth double-double connected on 7-of-11 threes on her way to 22 points. the Huskers in front of a season-high crowd of 7,553 at of the season with 28 points and 14 rebounds, helped She added nine assists to lead the Jays, who outscored Pinnacle Bank Arena. Katie Lou Samuelson led the No. the Huskers outscore the Spartans 50-20 in the paint the Huskers 54-27 in the second and third quarters 1 Huskies with 23 points on 8-of-14 shooting, including for the game, including 34-14 in the second half. combined. Nebraska, which was led by 22 points a trio of threes, as UConn notched its 86th consecutive Shepard hit 10-of-12 shots from the field in the second and a game-high 11 rebounds from Jessica Shepard, victory. Fellow sophomore Napheesa Collier added a half, as Nebraska hit 20-of-33 shots from the field (.606) outscored the Bluejays 15-14 in the first quarter. The double-double with 14 points and 15 rebounds, while as a team in the half. For the game, the Big Red shot a Huskers also scored the first basket of the second Olympian Kia Nurse pitched in 20 points and four season-best 53.8 percent from the floor. Nicea Eliely quarter to take a 17-14 lead before the Jays outscored assists for the Huskies. Nicea Eliely played another scored 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the game, while the Huskers 30-8 before a buzzer-beating three by strong all-around game for Nebraska with seven points adding seven rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal. Shepard at the half. CU built its lead to 26 at the end of and team highs of five rebounds and four assists, while Ten Huskers hit at least one field goal in the game, and the third quarter before the Huskers outscored the Jays fellow freshman Grace Mitchell added five points and all 11 Huskers grabbed at least one rebound, as the Big 22-12 in the final period. While CU scored 45 points three boards. The Huskers honored their first Olympic Red dominated the glass, 55-31. from beyond the arc, Nebraska went just 3-for-16. medalist, Danielle Page (Serbia, 2016) during the game. HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 19 RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN 5-10 Freshman Guard Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) 2

smart basketball player and we are glad to have her on our roster.” CASCIO JENSEN’S CAREER BESTS Category Total Game BEFORE NEBRASKA Points 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) Cascio Jensen earned Gatorade Nebraska High 6 Omaha (11/22/16) School Player-of-the-Year honors as a senior in 2015- Rebounds 4 Creighton (12/18/16) 16 after averaging 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 Assists 5 Creighton (12/18/16) assists and 2.6 steals per game for Fremont High Steals 2 Washington State (11/25/16) School. She led the Tigers to the state tournament as 2 Omaha (11/22/16) a senior, as Fremont finished with a 21-7 record. Blocks 0 None Cascio Jensen transferred to Fremont prior to FGA 4 Five Times, most recent her sophomore season to begin playing with 2013 4 Creighton (12/18/16) and 2014 Gatorade Nebraska High School Player of FGM 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) the Year and current Husker Jessica Shepard. Cascio 2 Omaha (11/22/16) Jensen, who was a club teammate of Shepard’s FTA 3 Washington State (11/25/16) beginning in fourth grade, spent her freshman season FTM 4 Washington State (11/25/16) at Bellevue East, while Shepard played for Lincoln 3-PT FGA 4 Drake (12/6/16) Southeast as a freshman and sophomore. 4 Omaha (11/22/16) Cascio Jensen and Shepard led an instant 3-PT FGM 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) turnaround in the Tiger program, as Fremont earned FIVE FACTS ABOUT RYLIE 2 Omaha (11/22/16) 1. Rylie’s grandpa Cascio named a race horse after a state tournament berth and finished with a 22-4 her called Point Guard Rylie. record in 2013-14. Fremont went 8-16 in 2012-13, before the arrival of Cascio Jensen and Shepard. 2. Rylie loves turtles. When she was 5 years old, to be a pre-med major at Nebraska with the ultimate As a sophomore, Cascio Jensen earned goal of being an orthodontist. She was the Fremont she snuck a baby turtle home from Florida in honorable-mention Class A all-state accolades, before her pocket. Optimist Club Student of the Year in 2015-16, and she adding second-team All-Nebraska and second-team was also named Fremont’s Business Student of the 3. Her favorite color is lime green. Class A honors as a junior in 2014-15. Year. She maintained nearly a 3.9 GPA in high school 4. She was deathly afraid of mascots when she Cascio Jensen became the focal point of the and was a member of the National Honor Society and was little. Fremont attack as a junior in 2014-15, after Shepard the Spanish National Honor Society. 5. Rylie played soccer and volleyball in high school. was sidelined by an ACL tear in December of 2014. Cascio Jensen came to Nebraska after originally Although Shepard was averaging 33.0 points and signing with South Dakota. She also was recruited HONORS & AWARDS 14.3 rebounds prior to injury, Cascio Jensen stepped heavily by Wyoming, Wake Forest and Drake among • Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2016) up to lead the Tigers to a 16-7 record, finishing just others. • First-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald 2016) one game short of a second straight Class A state “I just think Coach Williams builds great • First-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2016) tournament bid. Cascio Jensen closed the season by relationships with her players,” Cascio Jensen said. averaging 19.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.2 assists. • Second-Team All-Nebraska (Omaha World-Herald, 2015) “You know she’s going to fight for you on the floor. • Second-Team Super-State (Lincoln Journal Star, 2015) I grew up going to Husker games and following the • First-Team Nebraska Class A (2016) PERSONAL team. With Coach Williams going there, everything just fell into place.” • Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2015) The daughter of Scott and Robyn Cascio Jensen, • Honorable-Mention Nebraska Class A (2014) Rylie Cascio Jensen was born March 2, 1998. She plans FRESHMAN (2016-17) Nebraska Gatorade High School Player-of-the- 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Year Rylie Cascio Jensen (pronounced CASH-ee-O) |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. was a late addition to the Husker program after the UTRGV 1-0 11/12 10 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0.0 April hiring of Coach Amy Williams. #25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 12 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Cascio Jensen, a 5-10 guard out of Fremont High Colorado State 3-0 11/17 4 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 School, has appeared in all 12 games for the Huskers, Omaha 4-0 11/22 14 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.8 0-0 0 0 0 2 6 1.5 averaging 2.2 points and 1.8 assists per game. She vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 23 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 0 1 1 0.8 3-0 3 2 0 2 3 1.8 played the best game of her young career with six vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 19 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.0 0-0 3 2 0 0 3 2.0 points, two rebounds and three assists in the win at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1.7 over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She followed it up with California 8-0 12/4 8 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.8 0-0 2 1 0 0 3 1.9 two points and career highs of five assists and four Drake 9-0 12/6 14 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.7 1-0 1 0 0 0 3 2.0 rebounds in the loss at Creighton on Dec. 18. San Jose State 10-0 12/9 19 2-4 .500 2-3 .667 0-2 .000 0 2 2 0.8 1-0 3 1 0 0 6 2.4 Cascio Jensen also had six points in a win over at Creighton 11-0 12/18 20 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 2-2 1.000 0 4 4 1.1 1-0 5 0 0 0 2 2.4 Omaha on Nov. 22, when she hit a pair of second-half #1 UConn 12-0 12/21 18 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 2-0 3 0 0 0 0 2.2 threes. She also grabbed the first two steals of her Totals 12-0 171 7-29 .241 7-24 .292 5-8 .625 0 12 12 1.0 9-0 21 11 0 4 26 2.2 career against the Mavs. She scored three points and dished out three assists in each of Nebraska’s games at the South Point Shootout in Las Vegas, Nov. 25-26. She added three points on her only shot attempt, while adding two assists against California on Dec. 4. As a senior at Fremont High School, Cascio Jensen averaged 22.0 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 2.6 steals per game. “Rylie is a Nebraska native that understands the pride in wearing a Husker jersey,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She is a good shooter and a RYLIE CASCIO JENSEN career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2016-17 12-0 171 7-29 .241 7-24 .292 5-8 .625 0-12 12-1.0 9-0 21 11 0 4 26-2.2 Career 12-0 171 7-29 .241 7-24 .292 5-8 .625 0-12 12-1.0 9-0 21 11 0 4 26-2.2 20 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HANNAH WHITISH 5-9 Freshman Guard Barneveld, Wisconsin (Barneveld) 3

assists against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. She also eight points, two rebounds, an assist and a steal against WHITISH’S CAREER BESTS Washington State in the South Point Shootout in Las Category Total Game Vegas, Nov. 25. Points 10 Omaha (11/22/16) She managed three points and a career-high five 10 Colorado State (11/17/16) rebounds in NU’s win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. Rebounds 5 San Jose State (12/9/16) She opened her collegiate career with seven Assists 5 Omaha (11/22/16) points on 3-of-4 shooting from the field in a win over Steals 2 Omaha (11/22/16) 2016 WAC runner-up UTRGV in the first game of the Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16) Preseason WNIT on Nov. 12. FGA 9 Colorado State (11/17/16) “Hannah had a terrific high school career FGM 3 Four Times, most recent in Wisconsin and proved herself as a dynamic 3 UConn (12/21/16) player,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She FTA 6 Omaha (11/22/16) has great basketball instinct and can shoot the ball FTM 4 Omaha (11/22/16) with consistency, giving her a great opportunity to 3-PT FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) contribute to our team right away.” 5 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-PT FGM 3 UConn (12/21/16) 3 Colorado State (11/17/16) BEFORE NEBRASKA FIVE FACTS ABOUT HANNAH Whitish was a unanimous first-team WBCA Conference selection. She was the 2015 and 2016 Six 1. Hannah was born in Arkansas. all-state selection for the second straight year at Rivers Conference Player of the Year. 2. Her favorite animals are turtles. Barneveld High School. As a senior, she averaged 24.2 Whitish played her club basketball for Wisconsin 3. Hannah came from a town of about 1,200 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 4.5 steals while Academy, earning a spot on the All-Star Team at people, and there were just 29 people in her leading Barneveld to its fourth consecutive state the U.S. Junior Nationals Midwest Qualifier in the high school senior class. championship game. Barneveld fell to Assumption summer of 2015. 4. She loves to travel. in the title game, but finished with a 28-1 record to Whitish is the first Husker women’s basketball 5. Hannah wore braces on her teeth for four years. cap a 110-4 career record for Whitish. Barneveld player from Wisconsin since 1994 WBCA Player of the won state titles in 2014 and 2015 and was the state Year Anna DeForge from Niagara. A four-year starter HONORS & AWARDS runner-up to Assumption in 2013. at Nebraska, DeForge was an honorable-mention All- • Wisconsin Miss Basketball (2016) Whitish hit 59 percent of her field goals including American as a senior in 1998. She was also a two-time • Wisconsin Gatorade Player of the Year (2016) 48 percent of her threes for the Golden Eagles as a WNBA All-Star. • First-Team All-Wisconsin (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) senior to finish among the top 10 in Wisconsin state An outstanding all-around athlete, Whitish • Two-Time Area Player of the Year history in career scoring with well over 2,000 points. competed in track and field as a freshman and played (Wisconsin State Journal, 2015, 2016) As a junior, Whitish averaged 21.0 points, 3.9 softball as a sophomore in high school. • Two-Time Six Rivers Conference Player of the Year rebounds, 5.1 assists and 4.6 steals to lead the (2015, 2016) Eagles to their second straight WIAA Division 5 state • Four-Time First-Team All-Six Rivers Conference title. She hit 46 percent of her three-pointers while PERSONAL (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) knocking down nearly 80 percent of her free throws The daughter of Bob and Sherry Whitish, Hannah as a junior for Coach Jim Myers. was born March 20, 1998, in Little Rock, Ark. She has FRESHMAN (2016-17) As a sophomore, Whitish pumped in 17.1 points a younger sister Jordyn, 13. Hannah has not declared Hannah Whitish (pronounced WHITE-ish) was a per game while powering Barneveld to the state title. a major at Nebraska. unanimous first-team Wisconsin Basketball Coaches She added 15.0 points per game as a freshman. Whitish chose Nebraska over Wisconsin, Indiana, Association (WBCA) all-state selection as a junior and A four-time WBCA Division 5 All-State honoree, Illinois, Arkansas and Florida Gulf Coast. senior at Barneveld High School. Whitish is also a four-time first-team All-Six Rivers The WBCA and Gatorade Wisconsin Player of the Year, Whitish was a four-time first-team Division 5 All-State selection and the 2015 and 2016 Wisconsin 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| State Journal Player of the Year. Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. The 5-9 freshman guard played key roles in NU’s UTRGV 1-0 11/12 17 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0-0 2 0 0 1 7 7.0 first three wins this season, and is averaging 5.6 #25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 12 0-4 .000 0-3 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 0.5 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 points and 1.4 assists while shooting 35.7 percent Colorado State 3-0 11/17 26 3-9 .333 3-4 .750 1-2 .500 0 1 1 0.7 0-0 2 0 0 0 10 5.7 (15-42) from three-point range. Omaha 4-0 11/22 25 2-7 .286 2-5 .400 4-6 .667 0 1 1 0.8 0-0 5 0 1 2 10 6.8 Whitish notched her first double-digit scoring vs .Washington State 5-0 11/25 22 3-8 .375 1-4 .250 1-1 1.000 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 1 1 0 1 8 7.0 effort with 10 points in Nebraska’s win over defending vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 20 1-5 .200 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.2 3-0 1 0 0 0 3 6.3 Mountain West Conference champion Colorado at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 13 2-6 .333 1-5 .200 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 0 2 0 0 5 6.1 California 8-0 12/4 12 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.0 0-0 1 2 0 0 3 5.8 State on Nov. 17. She established career highs with Drake 9-0 12/6 16 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.9 1-0 3 2 0 1 4 5.6 10 points and three three-pointers, including a long San Jose State 10-0 12/9 8 1-2 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 5 5 1.3 1-0 0 3 0 0 3 5.3 triple from the left wing with one on the shot clock at Creighton 11-0 12/18 13 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.3 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 5.3 with under two minutes left that gave Nebraska a 58- #1 UConn 12-0 12/21 19 3-6 .500 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.3 2-0 2 0 0 1 9 5.6 55 lead. She scored NU’s final point at the free throw Totals 12-0 203 23-66 .348 15-42 .357 6-9 .667 1 15 16 1.3 9-0 17 12 1 6 67 5.6 line to seal the three-point win. Whitish added 10 points and career highs with five assists, two steals and a block in NU’s win over Omaha on Nov. 22. She led Nebraska nine points on 3-of-4 three- point shooting, while adding two rebounds and two

HANNAH WHITISH career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2016-17 12-0 203 23-66 .348 15-42 .357 6-9 .667 1-15 16-1.3 9-0 17 12 1 6 67-5.6 Career 12-0 203 23-66 .348 15-42 .357 6-9 .667 1-15 16-1.3 9-0 17 12 1 6 67-5.6 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 21 NICEA ELIELY 6-1 Freshman Guard Colorado Springs, Colorado (Rampart) 5

and layup gave Nebraska the lead for good. She had nine points in a loss at unbeaten Virginia ELIELY’S CAREER BESTS Tech on Dec. 1. She produced Nebraska’s best Category Total Game performance in the loss to No. 25 Missouri on Nov. Points 19 California (12/4/16) 14, with eight points and eight rebounds. Rebounds 8 Missouri (11/14/16) In the Big Red’s win over defending Mountain Assists 6 Colorado State (11/17/16) West Conference champion Colorado State on Nov. Steals 4 Omaha (11/22/16) 17, Eliely had six points, six rebounds and team highs Blocks 2 Creighton (12/18/16) of six assists and three steals while helping to slow FGA 13 California (12/4/16) down reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Ellen FGM 8 California (12/4/16) Nystrom. Eliely held Nystrom nine points under her FTA 8 UTRGV (11/12/16) scoring average entering the game and frustrated FTM 5 UTRGV (11/12/16) Nystrom to the point of fouling out before Nebraska 3-PT FGA 6 Omaha (11/22/16) prevailed with a 62-59 win. 3-PT FGM 2 California (12/4/16) Against No. 1 UConn, Eliely had seven points on 2 Omaha (11/22/16) 3-of-4 shooting while adding team highs with five rebounds and four assists. She also pitched in a block. tournament and finish with a 20-6 record. She earned BEFORE NEBRASKA first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League honors, FIVE FACTS ABOUT NICEA while adding a second-team selection to the Gazette A slasher on offense and a lock-down defender, Class 5A/4A all-area team as a sophomore. 1. According to Nicea, she is half black and Eliely was ranked as the No. 143 overall player in the She was also a varsity contributor as a freshman half Chinese. nation by Blue Star while being ranked as the No. 25 in 2013, averaging 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 2. She loves scary movies. guard in the country by ESPN. steals per game. 3. Nicea is truly a gamer (video games). As a senior, Eliely averaged 21.4 points, 7.6 Eliely played for the Boulder Rockies club team 4. She considers herself a dog person (100%). rebounds, 2.3 assists, 3.4 steals and 2.0 blocks per that won the U.S. Junior National Nike Tournament 5. Nicea sleeps only with soft blankets. game. She ranked eighth in the state of Colorado in 2015 and the Blue Star Nationals title in 2014 for across all classes in scoring in 2016. She also ranked Coach Johnnie Bratton. Eliely was also a member HONORS & AWARDS 11th in the state in free throws made (115) while of the all-star teams at both the USJN Battle of the shooting 84.6 percent from the line. She helped • No. 143 Player in the Nation (Blue Star, 2015) Border and the USJN Windy City Classic. Eliely, who averaged 16.4 points, 4.3 rebounds, • No. 25 Guard in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) 2.5 assists, 2.7 steals and 1.2 blocks for Rampart as • Second-Team Colorado Class 5A (2016) a junior in 2015, closed her career with 1,366 points, PERSONAL • Third-Team Colorado Class 5A (2015) 455 rebounds, 188 assists, 247 steals and 118 blocks Queen Nicea Tyana Eliely was born July 12, 1998, • First-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2016) for Coach Ashley Miller. A third-team Colorado Class in Colorado Springs. She is the daughter of Actual • Second-Team Colorado Class 5A/4A All-Area (2014, 2015) 5A all-state selection at Rampart as a junior, Eliely Allah and Yee Fong. Her father, Actual Allah, played • First-Team All-Colorado Springs Metro League earned first-team All-Colorado Springs Metro League basketball collegiately at Colorado State-Pueblo. (2014, 2015, 2016) honors in 2015. She was also a second-team Gazette Eliely chose Nebraska over Colorado, Wichita Class 5A/4A all-area selection as a junior. State, Colorado State, Northern Colorado and FRESHMAN (2016-17) As a sophomore for the Lady Rams, Eliely Denver. Off the court, she was a first-team academic The No. 25 guard in the class of 2016 according contributed 12.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists, all-state selection and a member of the National to ESPN, Nicea Eliely (pronounced ny-SEE-ah EE-ly- 2.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots to help Rampart Honor Society as a junior in 2015. She is majoring in lee) earned second-team Colorado Class 5A all-state advance to the Elite Eight of the CHSAA Class 5A state biological systems engineering at Nebraska. honors as a senior at Rampart High School in 2016. Ranked as the No. 143 overall player nationally by Blue Star. 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Eliely has continued to emerge as a player with |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| loads of potential who creates problems with her Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. length, versatility and athleticism on the perimeter. UTRGV 1-1 11/12 23 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 5-8 .625 1 1 2 2.0 0-0 4 3 0 2 9 9.0 She has shown her all-around game early in her #25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 25 2-5 .400 1-2 .500 3-4 .750 5 3 8 5.0 1-0 2 0 1 0 8 8.5 Husker career by starting each of Nebraska’s first 12 Colorado State 3-3 11/17 32 2-7 .286 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 3 3 6 5.3 2-0 6 1 0 3 6 7.7 games and averaging 8.5 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.8 Omaha 4-4 11/22 29 3-10 .300 2-6 .333 1-4 .250 1 5 6 5.5 4-0 2 3 0 4 9 8.0 vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 18 3-5 .600 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 0 1 4.6 3-0 4 5 1 1 6 7.6 assists and 1.6 steals per game. vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 15 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 4.0 1-0 1 3 0 1 4 7.0 She leads the Huskers in steals and field goal at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 25 3-5 .600 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 0 3 3 3.9 3-0 0 4 1 1 9 7.3 percentage (.513), while ranking second on the team California 8-8 12/4 31 8-13 .615 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 1 1 2 3.6 3-0 2 3 0 2 19 8.8 in scoring, assists (2.8 apg), blocked shots (0.7 bpg) Drake 9-9 12/6 32 3-6 .500 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 3.7 2-0 2 3 1 1 6 8.4 and three-point field goal percentage (.429). San Jose State 10-10 12/9 27 6-9 .667 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 3 4 7 4.0 3-0 4 2 1 1 13 8.9 Eliely produced a career-high 19-point effort at Creighton 11-11 12/18 24 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 2-4 .500 4 3 7 4.3 3-0 2 3 2 3 6 8.6 against California on Dec. 4, when she hit 8-of-13 #1 UConn 12-12 12/21 25 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 4 1 5 4.4 3-0 4 4 1 0 7 8.5 shots from the field including 2-of-3 three-pointers. Totals 12-12 306 39-76 .513 9-21 .429 15-28 .536 25 27 52 4.4 28-0 33 34 8 19 102 8.5 She added 13 points on 6-of-9 shooting, while adding seven rebounds, four assists, a steal and a block in the win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. In the first game of her career, Eliely scored nine points and led the Huskers with four assists and two steals while helping to slow down reigning Western Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year Shawnte’ Goff in Nebraska’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. Eliely added nine points and a career-high four steals in the win over Omaha. Her third-quarter steal NICEA ELIELY career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2016-17 12-12 306 39-76 .513 9-21 .429 15-28 .536 25-27 52-4.4 28-0 33 34 8 19 102-8.5 Career 12-12 306 39-76 .513 9-21 .429 15-28 .536 25-27 52-4.4 28-0 33 34 8 19 102-8.5 22 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ESTHER RAMACIERI 5-8 Senior Guard Repentigny, Quebec (Leclerc/Dawson) 11

NEBRASKA CAREER RAMACIERI’S CAREER BESTS Ramacieri made the largest contributions of her career by appearing in 18 games with three starts in Category Total Game 2015-16. She contributed 17 points, 29 rebounds, 16 Points 9 Omaha (11/22/16) assists and six steals, smashing her previous career Rebounds 6 Four Times, most recent totals in all categories. She also hit 3-of-6 three- 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) pointers as a junior. Ramacieri scored a season-high Assists 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) five points and grabbed a career-high six rebounds Steals 3 Creighton (12/18/16) in a win over Northwestern on Feb. 28, 2016. She 3 Colorado State (11/17/16) matched her career best with six more boards in the Blocks 0 None WNIT loss to Northern Iowa on March 17. She also FGA 5 San Jose State (12/9/16) played a career-high 35 minutes in a start against UNI. 5 Missouri (11/14/16) Ramacieri started back-to-back Big Ten wins over Penn State (Jan. 13) and Rutgers (Jan. 16). FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16) As a sophomore Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 FTA 2 Nine Times, most recent games in 2014-15, including seven Big Ten contests Colorado State (11/17/16) and both of NU’s conference tournament games. She FTM 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) made her first career start against Penn State Jan. 15. 2 Fresno State (3/22/14) She played a season-high 13 minutes and grabbed a 3-PT FGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16) season-best three rebounds in a win over High Point 3-PT FGM 3 Omaha (11/22/16) FIVE FACTS ABOUT ESTHER Dec. 20. She added two rebounds against Alcorn State 1. Esther is half Italian and half Haitian. Nov. 16. Ramacieri was Felix Leclerc High School’s athlete 2. She speaks French. Ramacieri saw playing time in 17 games, averaging of the year four times and the MVP of her Dawson 3. Esther says “eh” like there is no tomorrow. 0.2 points and 0.5 rebounds as a freshman for the Community Blues club team in both 2009 and 2010. 4. Esther likes to use her hair as a pillow because Huskers in 2013-14. She played a season-high eight In 2010-11, Ramacieri started all 26 games for the it is so fluffy. minutes in Nebraska’s non-conference finale against Blues and averaged 16.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 2.3 5. She loves pugs. Oral Roberts on Dec. 29, when she pulled down two assists and 2.2 steals per game. rebounds. She also scored her first career point and Ramacieri played on bronze medal-winning teams HONORS & AWARDS grabbed two rebounds in a victory over South Dakota for Quebec at the 2011 Canadian U-17 Championships Dec. 21. She added a point in NU’s win over No. 8 and the 2008 Canadian U-15 Championships. • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Penn State Feb. 24, while grabbing a pair of rebounds. Ramacieri is the fourth Canadian to compete for (Fall, 2015; Spring 2014) Ramacieri played in Nebraska’s 2014 Big Ten the Huskers in women’s basketball, following 2012 • Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award Tournament quarterfinal win over Minnesota and the Canadian Olympian Chelsea Aubry (2004-07), Kaitlyn (2015) Huskers’ semifinal victory over No. 19 Michigan State. Burke (2008-12) and Harleen Sidhu (2009-12). • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) She pulled down a rebound and dished out the first • Four-Time Felix Leclerc High School Athlete of assist of her career against the Spartans. PERSONAL the Year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) She saw her first NCAA Tournament action in The daughter of Giuseppe Ramacieri and Marie- • Led Dawson College to Silver at CCAA Nebraska’s win over Fresno State in Los Angeles on Herta Celestin Ramacieri, Esther was born March 4, National Championships (2013) March 22. She went 2-for-2 at the free throw line to 1994, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Esther is the • Led Dawson College to Silver at Quebec finish with two points against the Bulldogs. youngest of four children, with sisters Cynthia (37) Provincial Championships (2012) and Julia (34) along with one brother, Pascal (31). SENIOR (2016-17) BEFORE NEBRASKA Esther is majoring in marketing and earned spots on Ramacieri helped Dawson College to a the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the spring Esther Ramacieri (pronounced RAH-muh-Cherry) second-place finish at the 2013 CCAA National of 2014 and the fall of 2015. is playing a key leadership role in a young Husker Championships. In 2011-12, Dawson won the Quebec Ramacieri is also a standout in the community, backcourt as a senior. Ramacieri has started each of Provincial Championship and claimed a silver medal claiming a prestigious Nebraska Student-Athlete Nebraska’s first 12 games of 2016-17 and is averaging at the CCAA National Championships. Ramacieri HERO Leadership Award in 2015. She is a three-time 3.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, a team-leading 3.2 assists in averaged 7.4 points and 3.2 rebounds per game, member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 20.6 minutes per game. while helping Dawson to an 18-2 record. 2015, 2016). Ramacieri has already outproduced her own previous career totals in points (42-22), assists (38- 18) and steals (12-6) this season. Her nine threes this 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS season are triple her career total (3) in her first three |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| seasons at Nebraska. Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. She produced a career-high nine-point effort in UTRGV 1-1 11/12 16 2-4 .500 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 2-0 2 1 0 0 6 6.0 a win over Omaha on Nov. 22, when she set a career #25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 21 1-5 .200 1-5 .200 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.0 1-0 2 0 0 1 4 5.0 high by knocking down 3-of-4 three-pointers. Colorado State 3-3 11/17 15 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 0 2 2 1.3 1-0 0 1 0 3 1 3.7 Ramacieri added five points and a career-high Omaha 4-4 11/22 25 3-4 .750 3-4 .750 0-0 .000 0 3 3 1.8 1-0 3 2 0 2 9 5.0 eight assists in a loss at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 13 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 1.8 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 4.0 opened the season by hitting 2-of-4 threes to finish vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 17 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 1-1 1.000 1 0 1 1.7 3-0 1 2 0 2 3 3.8 with six points in a win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 26 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.4 4-0 8 2 0 0 5 4.0 California 8-8 12/4 30 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 2.0 1-0 6 6 0 1 2 3.8 Ramacieri struggled through injuries for much Drake 9-9 12/6 21 0-2 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.1 2-0 6 2 0 0 0 3.3 of her junior season. She was limited in the summer San Jose State 10-10 12/9 21 2-5 .400 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 2 4 6 2.5 4-0 3 1 0 0 5 3.5 of 2015 by a knee injury, then missed time with a at Creighton 11-11 12/18 21 2-4 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 2.3 2-0 1 2 0 3 4 3.5 concussion in December, before missing time with an #1 UConn 12-12 12/21 21 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.2 2-0 3 4 0 0 3 3.5 Achilles injury at the start of Big Ten play in 2015-16. Totals 12-12 247 15-41 .366 9-27 .333 3-5 .600 6 20 26 2.2 23-0 38 24 0 12 42 3.5 She also missed five Big Ten games with illness in late January and early February.

ESTHER RAMACIERI career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2013-14 17-0 43 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 4-6 .667 2-6 8-0.5 5-0 1 2 0 0 4-0.2 2014-15 17-1 69 0-4 .000 0-2 .000 1-2 .500 2-7 9-0.5 4-0 1 4 0 0 1-0.1 2015-16 18-3 170 6-12 .500 3-6 .500 2-6 .333 2-27 29-1.6 12-0 16 11 0 6 17-0.9 2016-17 12-12 247 15-41 .366 9-27 .333 3-5 .600 6-20 26-2.2 23-0 38 24 0 12 42-3.5 Career 64-16 529 21-62 .339 12-38 .3162 10-19 .526 12-60 72-1.1 44-0 56 41 0 18 64-1.0 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 23 EMILY WOOD 5-5 Junior Guard Salina, Kansas (Salina Central) 12

Wood produced a career-high eight points at Virginia Tech on Dec. 1. She scored all eight during WOOD’S CAREER BESTS a 23-4 first-half surge that helped the Huskers build Category Total Game a 16-point second-quarter lead. She added two Points 8 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) rebounds and a assist against the Hokies. Rebounds 3 Three Times, most recent She added seven points on 2-of-2 shooting to go 3 Virginia (11/26/16) along with a career-high-tying two steals in a win over Assists 5 Evansville (12/8/15) San Jose State on Dec. 9. Steals 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) She got both of her steals to set a career high in the season-opening win over UTRGV on Nov. 2 UTRGV (11/12/16) 12, while also matching her career best with three Blocks 2 Indiana (2/24/16) boards against the Vaqueros. FGA 5 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) FGM 3 Virginia Tech (12/1/15) NEBRASKA CAREER FTA 3 San Jose State (12/9/16) Wood averaged 1.4 points and 0.8 rebounds FTM 2 Four Times, most recent while producing a 3-to-1 assist-to-turnover (12-4) as 2 San Jose State (12/9/16) a sophomore. She had the best performance of her 3-PT FGA 4 Virginia (11/26/16) career with six points on the first two three-pointers 4 Missouri (11/14/16) of her career in a win over North Florida on Nov. 16. She added the first assist and steal of her career to go 3-PT FGM 2 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) FIVE FACTS ABOUT EMILY along with two rebounds. 2 North Florida (11/16/15) 1. Emily has several notebooks full of quotes that She had a strong effort with three points and she has collected since fifth grade. career highs of three rebounds and five assists with no turnovers in a win over Evansville on Dec. 8, 2015. Wood was a first-team Class 5A all-state pick by 2. A few of Emily’s favorite books she’s read Sports in Kansas magazine, while KansasPreps chose recently are Fearless by Eric Blehm, The Insanity Wood closed her sophomore season with three points, two rebounds and an assist in 11 minutes her as the Class 5A Senior of the Year. She was a of God by Nik Ripken, and The Heart and the second-team choice by both the Wichita Eagle and Fist by Eric Greitens. against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17, 2016. She also had three points, two rebounds, three the Topeka Capital-Journal. She was also a first-team 3. Emily’s favorite adventures in Australia included Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League (AVCTL) Division I Scuba diving at the Great Barrier Reef and assists and the first two blocked shots of her career in a career-high 25 minutes against Indiana Feb. 24. She pick. leading the team to a school-record 23-2 mark eating kangaroo. and a runner-up finish at the Kansas Class 5A state 4. As part of the No Filter group, Emily spent a added three points and a rebound in one minute at Indiana Feb. 7. Wood had three points at Minnesota tournament. Wood earned a spot on the 5A All- week in one of the poorest communities in the Tournament team. Dominican Republic building a basketball court, Feb. 11, and two points and a rebound in two minutes painting a mural, and building relationships at No. 14 Northwestern Jan. 3. PERSONAL with the locals. She considers it one of the most Wood played in 10 games as a true freshman life-changing weeks she’s ever had. for the Huskers. She appeared in five of Nebraska’s Emily is the daughter of Brian and Julie Wood. 5. In her free time, she loves being active and non-conference games, three Big Ten regular-season She was born in Salina, Kan., Oct. 17, 1995, and has playing other sports with family and friends. contests and both of NU’s games in the Big Ten two younger sisters, Lindsey and Lauren. Tournament. She saw her most meaningful action in Emily is a management major at Nebraska. She NU’s win over Bakersfield Dec. 13, when she scored was a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar and earned HONORS & AWARDS academic All-Big Ten accolades in 2016. She is also a • Nebraska Teammate Award (2016) her only points of the season on a reverse layup in transition to end an eight-minute scoreless drought in four-time member of the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2016) Honor Roll. A two-time member of the Tom Osborne • Academic All-Big Ten (2016) the first half. Wood’s basket preceded an 18-0 Husker run on their way to victory. Citizenship Team, she claimed a prestigious Nebraska • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award in 2016. She (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015, 2016) BEFORE NEBRASKA was also one of 20 student-athletes across all sports • Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2016) to participate in the Nebraska Athletic Department’s • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) Wood scored 1,103 career points while knocking down a school-record 223 three-pointers in her Service Trip Abroad to the Dominican Republic in May • Nebraska Athletic Department Service Trip Abroad of 2016. to Dominican Republic (2016) career at Salina Central High School. Her 401 points as a senior in 2013-14 were also a school record, as Wood chose Nebraska over Harvard, Dartmouth, • NCAA Career in Sports Forum (2015) West Point, Washburn and Western Illinois. • First-Team Kansas Class 5A (Sports in Kansas, 2014) she averaged 16.0 points per game and hit a school • Kansas Class 5A All-Tournament Team (2014) season record 91 threes. She hit 42.1 percent of her • Kansas Basketball Coaches Association All-Star (2014) threes and 86.2 percent of her free throws. • Second-Team Kansas Class 5A (Wichita Eagle, 2012, 2014) 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • Second-Team Kansas Class 5A |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| (Topeka Capital-Journal, 2014) Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. UTRGV 1-0 11/12 14 1-3 .333 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 2-0 2 0 0 2 3 3.0 JUNIOR (2016-17) #25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 17 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.5 0-0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0 Emily Wood brings energy, enthusiasm, Colorado State 3-0 11/17 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 1 0 1 1.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.7 toughness and intelligence to the court each day. Omaha 4-0 11/22 4 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2.0 Originally a walk-on, Wood earned a scholarship and vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 9 1-3 .333 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 emerged as a leader on and off the court. vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 14 1-4 .250 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 2 1 3 1.3 2-0 1 0 0 0 3 2.2 Wood has been solid through 12 games as a at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 19 3-5 .600 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.4 3-0 1 1 0 0 8 3.0 California 8-0 12/4 1 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 1-0 0 1 0 0 0 2.6 junior, contributing 2.6 points and 1.1 rebounds in Drake 9-0 12/6 6 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.2 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 2.3 10.1 minutes per game. She has hit seven threes and San Jose State 10-0 12/9 15 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 2-3 .667 0 1 1 1.2 0-0 1 1 0 2 7 2.8 is shooting a team-best 80 percent (4-5) at the free at Creighton 11-0 12/18 15 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.2 0-0 2 0 0 0 3 2.8 throw line. She also has dished out seven assists and #1 UConn 12-0 12/21 3 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 2.6 already owns a career season-best four steals. Totals 12-0 121 10-23 .435 7-19 .368 4-5 .800 5 8 13 1.1 9-0 7 4 0 4 31 2.6 EMILY WOOD career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2014-15 10-0 29 1-6 .167 0-5 .000 0-1 .000 0-5 5-0.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 2-0.2 2015-16 21-0 127 9-20 .450 8-18 .444 4-4 1.000 3-13 16-0.8 14-0 12 4 2 3 30-1.4 2016-17 12-0 121 10-23 .435 7-19 .368 4-5 .800 5-8 13-1.1 9-0 7 4 0 4 31-2.6 Career 43-0 277 20-49 .408 15-42 .357 8-10 .800 8-26 34-0.8 24-0 19 8 2 7 63-1.5 24 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GRACE MITCHELL 6-2 Freshman Forward/Guard Wellington, Kansas (Wellington) 14

Mitchell managed two points and two rebounds in each of Nebraska’s wins over Colorado State (Nov. MITCHELL’S CAREER BESTS 17) and UTRGV (Nov. 12). She added the first blocked Category Total Game shot of her career in the NU’s loss to No. 25 Missouri Points 7 Drake (12/6/16) on Nov. 14. Rebounds 4 San Jose State (12/9/16) “We have been very pleased with Grace’s 4 California (12/1/16) versatility and willingness to fit in wherever the team Assists 1 Virginia Tech (12/1/16) needs her,” Nebraska Coach Amy Williams said. “She Steals 2 Drake (12/6/16) is strong and athletic and has an incredible work Blocks 1 Missouri (11/14/16) ethic, and we are excited about all she brings to our FGA 9 Drake (12/6/16) team.” FGM 3 Drake (12/6/16) FTA 2 California (12/4/16) BEFORE NEBRASKA 2 Washington State (11/25/16) Mitchell was the No. 51 wing in the nation as a FTM 2 Washington State (11/25/16) high school senior, according to ESPN. As a senior at 3-PT FGA 1 Five Times, most recent Wellington High School, Mitchell set a school single- 1 UConn (12/21/16) season scoring record with 533 points on her way 3-PT FGM 1 UConn (12/21/16) to Kansas Class 4A Player-of-the-Year honors. She 1 Drake (12/6/16) averaged 21.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.7 blocks in FIVE FACTS ABOUT GRACE her only season at Wellington. She helped the Lady at Next Level Hoops Academy in Wichita. 1. Grace loves dogs and has a toy Golden Retriever. Crusaders to a 24-1 record and a third-place finish at the Class 4A state tournament. As a senior, she hit 48 As a junior, Mitchell was a second-team KBCA 2. She likes to watch movies in her free time. percent of her three-pointers. Class 6A all-state selection at Derby High School. An 3. She can never have too many shoes. A first-team All-Kansas selection, she was the emerging talent, Mitchell did not not compete in 4. Grace’s stress reliever is shooting in the gym MVP of the Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League in 2016. summer club until 2014-15. by herself. A three-time AVCTL Division I pick, earning first-team 5. She knows how to do card tricks. honors as a junior and senior and a second-team PERSONAL award as a sophomore, Mitchell was a second-team The daughter of Jud Mitchell and Cathy Mitchell, Kansas Class 6A all-state selection at Derby High Grace was born April 2, 1998, in Wichita, Kan. Grace HONORS & AWARDS School in 2015 by both the KBCA and the Wichita has two older sisters, Sarah Jeanne (24), and Elizabeth • No. 51 Wing in the Nation (ESPN, 2015) Eagle. She was a KBCA honorable-mention all-state (21). Grace is majoring in pre-health at Nebraska. She • Kansas Player of the Year (USA Today HS Sports, 2016) choice as a sophomore in 2014. is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. • Kansas Class 4A Player of the Year (2016) She led the AVCTL in scoring with 17.6 points Grace chose Nebraska over 12 other Division I • First-Team Kansas Class 4A All-State (KBCA, 2016) and 6.3 rebounds per game as a junior at Derby High scholarship offers. • Second-Team Kansas Class 6A All-State (2015) School in 2014-15. She played for Coach Gayla Soyez • Honorable-Mention Kansas Class 6A All-State (2014) • Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League MVP (2016) • First-Team All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Trail League 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS (2015, 2016) |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| • Second-Team All-Ark Valley-Chisholm Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. Trail League (2014) UTRGV 1-0 11/12 11 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 3-0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 #25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.5 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1.0 FRESHMAN (2016-17) Colorado State 3-0 11/17 3 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 2 0 2 1.7 1-0 0 1 0 0 2 1.3 Omaha 4-0 11/22 7 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 1.8 1-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 The No. 51 ranked wing player in the nation vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 8 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 1.4 1-0 0 1 0 0 4 1.6 according to ESPN, Grace Mitchell brings a long-range vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 7 1-2 .500 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 1.3 0-0 0 2 0 0 2 1.7 shooting threat and a big frame to the Huskers in at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 10 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.1 1-0 1 0 0 0 0 1.4 2016-17. The 6-2 forward/guard from Wellington, California 8-0 12/4 11 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 3 4 1.5 1-0 0 0 0 0 1 1.4 Kan., was the Kansas Player of the Year by USA Today Drake 9-0 12/6 16 3-9 .333 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 1.4 3-0 0 0 0 2 7 2.0 High School Sports and the Kansas Class 4A Player of San Jose State 10-0 12/9 17 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 1.7 0-0 0 5 0 0 0 1.8 the Year in 2016. She earned first-team KBCA Class 4A at Creighton 11-0 12/18 11 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.8 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 1.8 all-state honors as a senior at Wellington High School #1 UConn 12-0 12/21 16 2-2 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 1 2 3 1.9 1-0 0 1 0 0 5 2.1 in 2016. Totals 12-0 124 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 3-5 .600 9 14 23 1.9 12-0 1 10 1 2 25 2.1 Mitchell has focused on the forward spot early in the season and has averaged 2.1 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.3 minutes per game in support of starters Jessica Shepard and Allie Havers. She produced a career-high seven-point effort against Drake on Dec. 6, when she hit her first career three-pointer and added her first career steals. She scored five points to spark a 15-5 surge for the Big Red against the Bulldogs to help send the Huskers to halftime with a 33-32 lead. Mitchell added five points on a perfect shooting night, including a three-pointer against No. 1 UConn on Dec. 21. She added three rebounds against the Huskies. She scored four points with a perfect shooting performance against Washington State at the South Point Shootout on Nov. 25. She notched a career-high four rebounds against California on Dec. 4. GRACE MITCHELL career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2016-17 12-0 124 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 3-5 .600 9-14 23-1.9 12-0 1 10 1 2 25-2.1 Career 12-0 124 10-24 .417 2-5 .400 3-5 .600 9-14 23-1.9 12-0 1 10 1 2 25-2.1 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 25 ALLIE HAVERS 6-5 Senior Center Mattawan, Michigan (Mattawan) 22

She averaged 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 block in 24.6 minutes per game. HAVERS’ CAREER BESTS Havers finished with four double-doubles on Category Total Game the year, including 13 points and 10 rebounds in the Points 18 California (12/12/15) regular-season finale victory over Northwestern on Rebounds 14 Wisconsin (1/27/16) Feb. 28. She added 16 points and 10 boards in a loss Assists 5 Colorado State (11/17/16) to Rutgers in the Big Ten Touranment on March 3. She 5 Michigan (1/24/16) also had 14 points on 7-of-8 shooting off the bench Steals 2 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) against Indiana on Feb. 24. Blocks 3 Three Times, most recent She closed her junior season with 10 points, 3 Indiana (2/7/16) seven rebounds and two assists against Northern Iowa in the WNIT March 17. Havers finished with 11 FGA 16 Minnesota (2/24/15) double-figure scoring efforts, including each of the FGM 9 California (12/12/15) last five games, when she averaged 13.0 points and FTA 7 Three Times, most recent 6.8 boards. Wisconsin (1/27/16) She had 15 points, eight rebounds and a career- FTM 6 UCLA (11/8/13) high five assists at Michigan Jan. 24, before adding 3-PT FGA 4 UConn (12/21/16) a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 3-PT FGM 1 Three Times, most recent 14 rebounds against Wisconsin Jan. 27. She had 10 1 UConn (12/21/16) points, eight rebounds and four assists at Penn State FIVE FACTS ABOUT ALLIE Jan. 13. She added eight points, four rebounds a Havers had eight points and 10 rebounds at 1. Allie is deathly afraid of spiders. block, a steal and a key deflection on the game’s final Northwestern Jan. 26, 2014. She opened her career play to help secure a 62-61 win at Purdue Jan. 20. with 14 points and three rebounds in 15 minutes in 2. She likes elderly people. Havers had her first double-double with 14 points NU’s 77-49 win over UCLA on Nov. 8, 2013. 3. Pizza rolls are her favorite snack. and 12 rebounds against Evansville Dec. 8. She added 4. The refrigerator is her best friend. a career-high 18 points at No. 22 California Dec. 12. BEFORE NEBRASKA 5. She likes to play beach volleyball in her free time. As a sophomore in 2014-15, Havers averaged Havers was two-time first-team Michigan Class A 4.9 points and 3.0 rebounds while playing all 32 center at Mattawan High School. She averaged 19.3 games. She had five double-figure scoring efforts, points, 11.4 rebounds, 3.3 blocks, 2.3 steals and 1.5 HONORS & AWARDS including a season-high 13 points in 20 minutes in assists as a senior. She closed her career with 1,561 • Academic All-Big Ten (2015, 2016) NU’s second-round win over Illinois at the 2015 Big points, 1,015 rebounds, a school-record 348 blocks • Nebraska Kathy Branchaud Most Improved Ten Tournament on March 5. and 178 steals. She was rated the No. 76 player in the Rebounder Award (2016) Havers added 11 points and five rebounds in a win nation by Blue Star. Havers was a first-team Class A • Nebraska Teammate Award (2014) over Penn State Jan. 15. She pitched in 10 points in a Michigan all-stater in volleyball as a senior in 2012, • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014, 2015, 2016) win over Minnesota Feb. 24. She pumped in 10 points when she was also an honorable-mention Under • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in a win over Illinois Jan. 29, and scored 10 points to Armour All-American. She was a first-team all-state (Fall 2013, 2014; Spring 2014, 2015) open Big Ten play at Minnesota Dec. 29, 2014. shortstop/pitcher as a junior and senior in softball, • No. 76 Player in the Nation (BlueStar, 2012) As a freshman in 2013-14, Havers averaged 3.2 leading Mattawan to the 2013 state title. • Finalist for Michigan Miss Basketball (2013) points and 2.6 rebounds while playing in all 33 games • First-Team Michigan Class A All-State for the Big Ten champion Huskers. She had her best PERSONAL (Basketball, 2012, 2013) game in the Big Ten Tournament semifinal win over The daughter of Mike and Jullie Havers, Allie was • Four-Time First-Team All-South Michigan Athletic No. 19 Michigan State on March 8. With All-American born Nov. 16, 1994. She has two sisters, Caralee and Conference (Basketball, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Jordan Hooper strapped with early foul trouble, the Reilly, and a brother, Ty. Allie is majoring in psychology • Under Armour Honorable-Mention All-American third-seeded Huskers held a 16-13 lead over the Big and earned academic All-Big Ten honors in 2015 (Volleyball, 2012) Ten regular-season co-champion Spartans. Havers and 2016. Havers is also a four-time member of the • First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Volleyball, 2012) helped ignite a first-half surge to a 50-27 halftime Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll, and she is a • First-Team Michigan Class A All-State (Softball, 2012, 2013) lead. She finished with a season-high 17 points on three-time selection to the Tom Osborne Citizenship 6-of-7 shooting and a 5-for-5 effort at the free throw Team. SENIOR (2016-17) line. She dished out a season-best three assists while Havers chose Nebraska over Michigan, Illinois, Allie Havers (pronounced HAY-vers) is a leader blocking a career-high three shots in 19 minutes. Indiana, Green Bay and Iowa State. inside for the Huskers as a senior in 2016-17. Through 12 games, Havers is averaging 6.3 points and 5.5 rebounds in 26.7 minutes per game, despite opening 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS the season 11-for-40 from the field (.275) through the |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| first seven games. The last five games, Havers has hit Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. 19-of-44 shots (.432) and is averaging 8.8 points per UTRGV 1-1 11/12 27 3-9 .333 1-3 .333 3-5 .600 4 3 7 7.0 1-0 0 1 0 1 10 10.0 game. #25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 32 0-8 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 4 6 6.5 3-0 0 1 2 1 0 5.0 Havers had a season-high 14 points against Drake Colorado State 3-3 11/17 31 1-8 .125 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 6 8 7.0 3-0 5 1 0 0 2 4.0 for her second double-figure scoring effort of the Omaha 4-4 11/22 30 3-5 .600 0-1 .000 3-4 .750 2 9 11 8.0 2-0 1 3 2 1 9 5.3 season. She added nine points and a season-high 11 vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 28 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 7.2 4-0 0 1 1 1 2 4.6 rebounds in a win over Omaha. She tied a career high vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 24 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 6.5 1-0 1 0 1 1 5 4.7 with five assists in a win over Colorado State Nov. 17. at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 25 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 8 10 7.0 2-0 2 1 0 0 4 4.6 California 8-8 12/4 30 4-11 .364 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0 1 1 6.3 2-0 1 1 2 0 9 5.1 NEBRASKA CAREER Drake 9-9 12/6 27 6-9 .667 0-0 .000 2-5 .400 1 0 1 5.7 3-0 1 2 0 1 14 6.1 San Jose State 10-10 12/9 22 4-9 .444 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 5.5 3-0 2 1 1 0 8 6.3 Havers moved into a starting role for the Huskers at Creighton 11-11 12/18 20 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 2-2 1.000 2 4 6 5.5 2-0 0 4 0 0 6 6.3 midway through her junior season. She started 21 of #1 UConn 12-12 12/21 24 3-12 .250 1-4 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 5.5 2-0 1 3 0 1 7 6.3 Nebraska’s final 22 games after playing as NU’s first Totals 12-12 320 30-84 .357 3-15 .200 13-20 .650 20 46 66 5.5 28-0 14 19 9 7 76 6.3 post off the bench for the first 74 games of her career. ALLIE HAVERS career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Tot-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2013-14 33-0 347 40-90 .444 0-3 .000 26-34 .765 17-68 85-2.6 45-0 11 34 9 8 106-3.2 2014-15 32-0 472 64-154 .416 0-3 .000 28-38 .737 31-66 97-3.0 51-0 10 34 12 9 156-4.9 2015-16 31-21 764 112-223 .502 0-0 .000 33-46 .717 29-176 205-6.6 79-2 34 52 32 11 257-8.3 2016-17 12-12 320 30-84 .357 3-15 .200 13-20 .650 20-46 66-5.5 28-0 14 19 9 7 76-6.3 Career 108-33 1,903 246-551 .446 3-21 .143 100-138 .725 97-356 453-4.2 203-2 69 139 62 35 585-5.4 26 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL MADDIE SIMON 6-2 Sophomore Guard Lincoln, Nebraska (Pius X) 24

Simon earned starts in four straight games late in the season in place of injured senior Kyndal Clark. SIMON’S CAREER BESTS She averaged 7.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and and 2.0 Category Total Game assists in those four starts. Simon had a career game Points 16 Northwestern (2/28/16) with 16 points and seven rebounds in a win over Rebounds 7 UTRGV (11/12/16) Northwestern on Feb. 28. She added nine points, four 7 Northwestern (2/28/16) rebounds and two assists against Rutgers in the Big Assists 4 Indiana (2/24/16) Ten Tournament March 3. 4 North Florida (11/16/15) Simon was a significant contributor for the Steals 3 Virginia (11/26/16) Huskers through the first seven games, before Blocks 2 UConn (12/21/16) breaking her left arm in a non-basketball fall on Dec. FGA 9 Four Times, most recent 7. She returned to action at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7, 9 Missouri (11/14/16) scoring nine points off the bench. Simon produced a strong 10-point, three-assist FGM 5 Northwestern (2/28/16) effort in NU’s run past NC State on Dec. 3.That FTA 5 California (12/4/16) followed 11 points against Southern Nov. 23. She FTM 4 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) scored eight points in NU’s win over North Carolina 3-PT FGA 6 Northwestern (2/28/16) Central Nov. 21. Simon added seven points in seven 3-PT FGM 3 Northwestern (2/28/16) minutes on her birthday at Indiana on Feb. 7. She had FIVE FACTS ABOUT MADDIE five points, three rebounds, a career-high four assists Championships. She was the Class A runner-up in and her first steal against North Florida Nov. 16. She 1. Maddie was born and raised in Lincoln, Neb. both events as a junior in 2014. She also finished third tied her career high with four assists against Indiana 2. She always wanted to play for Nebraska. in the 100, while adding a runner-up finish in the 300 on Feb. 24. 3. Maddie’s favorite color is yellow. in 2013. She was also a member of Pius X’s All-Class gold medal-winning 4x400 relay in 2013. 4. She considers herself to be a terrible dancer BEFORE NEBRASKA and singer. A three-time letterwinner in golf, Simon qualified A two-time first-team All-Nebraska and Super- 5. Maddie’s favorite food/snack is Swedish Fish. for the state tournament in 2013. Simon was also an State selection, Simon capped her high school honor roll student all four years at Lincoln Pius X. basketball career as the Gatorade Player of the Year. HONORS & AWARDS She averaged 18.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.7 PERSONAL • Husker Award (2016) assists while leading Lincoln Pius X to the Class B state The daughter of Doug and Nicole (Ali) Simon, • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Spring 2016) championship as a senior for Coach Bill Rice. Maddie was born Feb. 7, 1997, in Lincoln, Neb. • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) Simon’s senior season followed a junior season in Maddie has two older brothers, Bennett and Zach, • Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2015) which she averaged 19.8 points and seven rebounds who both graduated from the University of Nebraska. • Two-Time First-Team Super-State per game to help Pius X to a Class B runner-up finish. Maddie’s mother was a hurdler for Coach Gary (Lincoln Journal Star, 2014, 2015) Her top game came with 35 points and 13 rebounds Pepin’s 1983 and 1984 national championship track • Two-Time First-Team All-Nebraska against Omaha Gross. and field teams at Nebraska. Nicole also owns the (Omaha World-Herald, 2014, 2015) Simon was a second-team Class A all-stater as a distinction of being the first female track and field • Two-Time First-Team Nebraska Class B (2014, 2015) sophomore, averaging 16.3 points, 4.8 rebounds and CoSIDA Academic All-American at Nebraska. • Second-Team Nebraska Class A (2013) 2.2 assists in 2012-13. She hit 48 percent of her shots Maddie is a pre-health major and earned a spot • No. 149 Player in Nation (Blue Star, 2015) from the field and 74 percent of her free throws. on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the • No. 22 Guard in Nation (ESPN, 2015) Simon played her club basketball for the Nebraska spring of 2016. She was also a member of the 2016 Lasers and Coach Allen Simpson. She averaged 20 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. SOPHOMORE (2016-17) points, eight rebounds and three assists for the club. Maddie is the niece of University of Maryland After being challenged by injuries as a freshman, A tremendous all-around athlete, Simon was men’s basketball coach Mark Turgeon. Maddie Simon is looking to emerge in the Nebraska not only a four-year letterwinner on the track, but Simon said she chose Nebraska over Iowa, Iowa backcourt as a sophomore. captured gold medals in the 100- and 300-meter State, Oklahoma State and Creighton, because she has grown up close to the Husker program. The 6-2 guard from Lincoln has opened her hurdles at the 2015 Nebraska State Track and Field second season by averaging 4.7 points and 2.6 rebounds in 12.2 minutes per game. She scored a season-high 11 points to go along with four rebounds 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS and two steals against California Dec. 4. |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Simon had six points and tied her career high Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. with seven rebounds in the season-opening win over UTRGV 1-0 11/12 18 2-5 .400 0-1 .000 2-4 .500 0 7 7 7.0 3-0 1 3 0 0 6 6.0 UTRGV on Nov. 12. She followed with six more points #25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 11 2-9 .222 2-5 .400 0-0 .000 1 2 3 5.0 0-0 0 0 0 1 6 6.0 and three boards against No. 25 Missouri on Nov. 14. Colorado State 3-0 11/17 11 1-5 .200 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 1 1 2 4.0 2-0 0 1 0 0 4 5.3 She scored eight points and snagged a career- Omaha 4-0 11/22 6 0-5 .000 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4.0 high three steals against Virginia at the South Point vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 13 3-4 .750 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 0 0 0 3.2 0-0 1 4 0 0 7 4.6 Shootout on Nov. 26. She had six points, three vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 18 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 0 2 2 3.0 3-0 0 4 0 3 8 5.2 rebounds, two assists and a block in just 11 minutes at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 2 0-1 .000 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0 1 1 2.7 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 4.4 against Drake on Dec. 6. California 8-0 12/4 19 3-6 .500 2-3 .667 3-5 .600 3 1 4 2.9 0-0 0 3 0 2 11 5.3 Drake 9-0 12/6 11 2-4 .500 2-2 1.000 0-0 .000 0 3 3 2.9 1-0 2 2 1 0 6 5.3 NEBRASKA CAREER San Jose State 10-0 12/9 4 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 0 1 2.7 0-0 0 1 0 0 2 5.0 Simon averaged 5.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.0 at Creighton 11-0 12/18 13 2-4 .500 0-2 .000 0-1 .000 0 0 0 2.5 1-0 0 2 0 0 4 4.9 assist while playing in 21 games with five starts as a #1 UConn 12-0 12/21 20 1-6. .167 0-4 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 2.6 4-0 1 1 2 0 2 4.7 freshman in 2015-16. Totals 12-0 146 19-57 .333 9-27 .333 9-18 .500 9 22 31 2.6 14-0 5 25 3 6 56 4.7 Simon, who suffered a broken arm in a non- basketball fall in early December, also missed Nebraska’s Postseason WNIT game against Northern Iowa with an ankle sprain.

MADDIE SIMON career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2015-16 21-5 299 37-90 .411 12-35 .343 19-26 .731 6-23 29-1.4 17-0 22 26 4 1 105-5.0 2016-17 12-0 146 19-57 .333 9-27 .333 9-18 .500 9-22 31-2.6 14-0 5 25 3 6 56-4.7 Career 33-5 445 56-147 .381 21-62 .339 28-44 .636 15-45 60-1.8 31-0 27 51 7 7 161-4.9 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 27 JESSICA SHEPARD 6-4 Sophomore Forward Fremont, Nebraska (Fremont) 32

effort against Drake (Dec. 6). She had 25 points and 14 boards at Virginia Tech (Dec. 1), and 24 points and SHEPARD’S CAREER BESTS 13 rebounds in a win over Colorado State (Nov. 17). Category Total Game Shepard hit a pair of threes against the defending Points 35 Michigan (1/24/16) Mountain West champs, including a game-clinching Northern Arizona (12/19/15) three with a minute left. Rebounds 20 Michigan (1/24/16) Shepard scored 25 points against Washington Assists 6 Wisconsin (1/27/16) State to earn a spot on the all-tournament team at Steals 4 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) the South Point Shootout, Nov. 25-26. In the season- Blocks 3 NC State (12/3/15) opening win over UTRGV (Nov. 12), Shepard hit her FGA 22 Three Times, most recent first career three in the first quarter, before adding a 22 Michigan State (2/14/16) 60-footer at the first-half buzzer. She finished with 17 points and 15 rebounds. FGM 13 Michigan (1/24/16) 13 North Florida (11/16/15) NEBRASKA CAREER FTA 20 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) Shepard earned first-team All-Big Ten honors as FTM 11 Northern Arizona (12/19/15) the Big Ten Freshman of the Year. She led the Huskers 3-PT FGA 4 Missouri (11/14/16) with freshman school-record averages of 18.5 points 3-PT FGM 2 Three Times, most recent and 8.6 rebounds per game, despite her numbers 2 Omaha (11/22/16) suffering in the postseason while playing limited FIVE FACTS ABOUT JESSICA minutes with a stress reaction in her foot. 12.6 points and 3.8 rebounds per game while helping 1. Jessica’s favorite color is red. She shattered the Nebraska freshman scoring the team to a 5-0 record and a gold medal in the 2. She is a huge collector of socks. record with 574 points, and finished second in school summer of 2014. She hit 66.7 percent of her shots 3. Jessica’s favorite foods are burritos and egg history among freshman with 266 rebounds. She also from the field in the tournament. rolls. set an NU freshman record with 10 double-doubles. Shepard played just nine games as a senior at 4. She likes to wakeboard. Shepard claimed a conference record 10 Big Fremont High School before suffering a torn ACL on 5. Jessica enjoys watching Criminal Minds. Ten Freshman-of-the-Week awards. She was the Dec. 29, 2014. She averaged 33.0 points and 14.3 conference player of the week on Dec. 21 and Jan. rebounds per game, including 132 points in four HONORS & AWARDS 25. She was the espnW and College Sports Madness games at the 2014 Nike Tournament of Champions. • Naismith Trophy Midseason Top 30 (1 of 30, 2016) National Player of the Week, Jan. 25. She added She had 36 points against Long Beach Poly. • First-Team All-Big Ten (2016) USBWA National Freshman-of-the-Week honors on Despite missing most of her senior year, Shepard • Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2016) Dec. 22 and Jan. 26. finished fourth in Nebraska high school history with • Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2016) Shepard produced one of the best efforts in 2,227 career points, which was the Class A (largest) • USBWA National Freshman of the Week school history with a freshman-record-tying 35 points record. She finished No. 15 in state history with 1,031 (Dec. 22, 2015; Jan. 26, 2016) and a career-high 20 rebounds at Michigan Jan. 24. It rebounds, just 16 shy of the Nebraska Class A record. • NCAA.com Starting Five (Dec. 23, 2015; Jan. 27, 2016) was the first 30-point, 20-rebound game in Nebraska Shepard averaged a Class A state record 30.4 • espnW National Player of the Week (Jan. 25) history. She scored 20 or more points 16 times. points to go along with 15.6 rebounds in 2013-14. She • College Sports Madness National Player of the Week (Jan. 25) She scored a Nebraska freshman record 35 points had four 40-point games, including a career-high 46. • Big Ten Player of the Week (Dec. 21, 2015; Jan. 25, 2016) and set a school record with 20 free throw attempts • 10-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Big Ten record) against Northern Arizona Dec. 19. She had 29 points PERSONAL (Nov. 16, Nov. 23, Dec. 7, Dec. 21, Dec. 28, 2015; and 19 rebounds against Illinois Jan. 10, and 29 points The daughter of Mark and Kim Shepard, Jessica Jan. 11, Jan. 18, Jan. 25, Feb. 8, Feb. 15, 2016) and 10 boards at Penn State Jan. 13. She had 28 points was born Sept. 11, 1996, in Fremont, Neb. She has • First 30-Point, 20-Rebound Game in Nebraska History and eight rebounds in her Big Ten debut against Iowa one older brother, Clayton, and four sisters, Taylor, (at Michigan, Jan. 24, 2016 - 35 points, 20 rebounds) Dec. 31. She had 26 points to help the Huskers knock Samantha, Emma and Sarah. Jessica comes from a • Nebraska Freshman Record 35 Points off No. 17 Michigan State Feb. 14. basketball family. Her older sister, Taylor, and older (vs. Northern Arizona, Dec. 19, 2015) She opened her Husker career with 24 points and brother, Clayton, have been college basketball players (at Michigan, Jan. 24, 2016) 13 rebounds against UAPB to become the first Husker at Midland University in Fremont. • Nebraska Freshman Double-Doubles Record (10, 2016) to produce 20 points and 10 rebounds in an opener. Jessica is a marketing major at Nebraska. She • Nebraska Freshman Points Record (574, 2016) earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor • No. 2 Nebraska Freshman Rebounds (266, 2016) BEFORE NEBRASKA Roll in the fall of 2015. She was also a member of the • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2015) As a member of the USA Basketball U18 Team at 2016 Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2016) the FIBA Americas Championship, Shepard averaged • No. 1 High School Post Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15) • No. 3 High School Player in Nation (ESPN, 2014-15) 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS • USA Basketball U18 National Team (2014) • Parade All-American (First Team, 2015) |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| • Two-Time Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year (2013, 2014) Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. • Four-Time First-Team All-Nebraska UTRGV 1-1 11/12 23 6-15 .400 2-2 1.000 3-3 1.000 2 13 15 15.0 3-0 3 5 0 1 17 17.0 (Omaha World-Herald, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) #25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 29 4-17 .235 1-4 .250 3-7 .429 5 4 9 12.0 4-0 1 4 1 1 12 14.5 Colorado State 3-3 11/17 32 9-22 .409 2-3 .667 4-11 .364 4 9 13 12.3 1-0 1 3 0 1 24 17.7 SOPHOMORE (2016-17) Omaha 4-4 11/22 29 6-12 .500 2-4 .500 3-5 .600 5 4 9 11.5 5-1 1 3 0 0 17 17.5 The 2016 Big Ten Freshman of the Year and vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 30 11-17 .647 1-2 .500 2-8 .250 3 6 9 11.0 2-0 0 4 0 0 25 19.0 the first Husker in history to earn first-team all- vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 26 4-13 .308 1-3 .333 3-4 .750 0 4 4 9.8 0-0 3 0 0 0 12 17.8 conference honors as a freshman, Jessica Shepard at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 29 12-17 .706 1-1 1.000 0-2 .000 1 13 14 10.4 2-0 1 8 0 0 25 18.9 was a preseason first-team All-Big Ten choice in California 8-8 12/4 26 3-14 .214 1-3 .333 1-2 .500 3 5 8 10.1 5-2 3 3 0 0 8 17.5 2016-17. Shepard is averaging 19.4 points and 11.1 Drake 9-9 12/6 32 8-18 .444 1-3 .333 6-10 .600 5 11 16 10.8 4-0 3 4 2 1 23 18.1 boards for the Huskers. She produced her 16th career San Jose State 10-10 12/9 27 12-21 .571 0-3 .000 4-6 .667 5 9 14 11.1 0-0 1 4 0 0 28 19.1 double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds at at Creighton 11-11 12/18 30 7-21 .333 1-4 .250 7-10 .700 1 10 11 11.1 2-0 3 1 0 0 22 19.4 Creighton (Dec. 18). It followed a season-high 28 #1 UConn 12-12 12/21 30 1-13 .077 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 1 3 4 10.5 1-0 1 5 0 0 3 18.0 points and 14 rebounds in a win over San Jose State Totals 12-12 343 83-200 .415 14-36 .389 36-68 .529 35 91 126 10.5 29-2 21 44 3 4 216 18.0 (Dec. 9), and a 23-point and season-high 16-rebound JESSICA SHEPARD career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2015-16 31-29 884 228-447 .510 0-2 .000 118-203 .581 96-203 266-8.6 65-1 59 111 20 19 574-18.5 2016-17 12-12 343 83-200 .415 14-36 .389 36-68 .529 35-91 126-10.5 29-2 21 44 3 4 216-18.0 Career 43-41 1,227 311-647 .481 14-38 .368 154-271 .568 131-294 392-9.1 94-3 80 155 23 23 790-18.4 28 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL JASMINE CINCORE 5-10 Junior Guard Arlington, Tenn. (Briarcrest Christian) 34

Cincore made her first career start in Nebraska’s win at Michigan Jan. 24. She had eight points, three CINCORE’S CAREER BESTS assists, a block and a steal in 32 minutes. Cincore had Category Total Game nine points and knocked down a pair of threes at Points 16 Indiana (2/24/16) No. 5 Ohio State Feb. 18, before making her second Rebounds 5 Virginia (11/26/16) career start in place of Theriot in a loss to Purdue Feb. Assists 6 San Jose State (12/9/16) 21. She tied a career high with four steals. 6 Rutgers (3/3/16) Cincore contributed seven points, two rebounds, Steals 4 Purdue (2/21/16) an assist and three steals at Minnesota Feb. 7. She 4 North Florida (11/16/15) had five points and a career-high-tying four rebounds Blocks 4 Drake (12/6/16) in a win over Penn State Feb. 2. Cincore had nine FGA 9 Indiana (2/24/16) points at No. 8 Maryland Jan. 7. FGM 6 Indiana (2/24/16) She scored eight points in a win over Southern FTA 6 Southern (11/23/15) on Nov. 23, when she went a career-best 6-for-6 at 6 Wisconsin (1/22/15) the free throw line. She opened the season with FTM 6 Southern (11/23/15) six points, four rebounds, three assists and a block 3-PT FGA 5 Missouri (11/14/16) against Arkansas Pine Bluff. She had seven points and a career-high four steals against North Florida. She 3-PT FGM 2 Five Times, most recent hit 27 straight free throws from Dec. 8 to Feb. 14. Cincore played in 20 games as a freshman for Class 2-AA state tournament, averaging 15.2 points, FIVE FACTS ABOUT JASMINE the Huskers in 2014-15, despite missing more than a 8.0 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 3.1 steals per game. She 1. Jasmine was born in New Orleans. month with an ankle injury. Cincore finished with 25 was named Miss Basketball in Tennessee Class 2-AA 2. Going to the movies is one of her hobbies. points, four rebounds, 10 assists and seven steals in in both 2013 and 2014. 3. Her favorite food is shrimp. 97 total minutes on the season. PERSONAL 4. Jasmine has always wanted a dachshund. She appeared in seven of Nebraska’s first eight The daughter of Wesley and Monique Cincore, 5. Her favorite color is purple. games, before being sidelined by an ankle injury following Nebraska’s game at Alabama Dec. 7, when Jasmine was born April 26, 1996, in New Orleans, she dished out a season-high three assists. La. Jasmine has a younger brother, Jalen. Jasmine is HONORS & AWARDS Cincore missed more than a month before majoring in advertising and public relations and has • Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll returning to action against Penn State Jan. 15. She earned three spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete (Fall 2014, 2015; Spring 2015) played in 13 of Nebraska’s final 17 games. She scored Honor Roll. She is a two-time member of the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team. • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) a season-high six points in just four minutes in a She chose Nebraska over Michigan, Marquette, • Tennessee Class 2-AA Player of the Year (2013, 2014) win at Wisconsin Jan. 22. Cincore added five points against Alcorn State Nov. 16, after opening the season Memphis, Tennessee Tech, Kansas State, Auburn and • First-Team All-Tennessee (USA Today, 2014) Georgia State. • Tennessee Class 2-AA All-State (2013, 2014) with four points against Pepperdine Nov. 15. • Tennessee Class 2-AA West Region Player of the Year BEFORE NEBRASKA (2013, 2014) As a senior, Cincore led Briarcrest Christian to a JUNIOR (2016-17) 28-1 record under Coach Lee Smith and a berth in the Jasmine Cincore has solidified her place in Nebraska’s starting lineup early in her junior season 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS by averaging 5.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| through Nebraska’s first 12 games. The 5-10 guard Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. from Arlington, Tenn., opened the season with nine UTRGV 1-1 11/12 21 4-8 .500 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0 2 2 2.0 0-0 4 1 0 0 9 9.0 points, two rebounds and four assists in the win over #25 Missouri 2-2 11/14 22 0-7 .000 0-5 .000 2-4 .500 1 0 1 1.5 4-0 1 1 0 1 2 5.5 UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added nine points on 4-of-5 Colorado State 3-3 11/17 30 4-5 .800 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 1.0 0-0 1 1 0 1 9 6.7 shooting including a three-pointer in the Huskers’ win Omaha 4-4 11/22 24 1-7 .143 1-4 .250 3-4 .750 1 2 3 1.5 0-0 3 0 0 1 6 6.5 over defending Mountain West Conference champion vs. Washington State 5-5 11/25 24 2-7 .286 1-3 .333 0-1 .000 0 4 4 2.0 2-0 2 2 0 2 5 6.2 Colorado State on Nov. 17. vs. Virginia 6-6 11/26 21 3-8 .375 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0 5 5 2.5 2-0 1 3 0 0 6 6.2 She pitched in nine points, four rebounds, four at Virginia Tech 7-7 12/1 26 3-8 .375 2-4 .500 1-2 .500 3 1 4 2.7 4-0 4 2 0 2 9 6.6 assists and two steals at Virginia Tech, Dec. 1. Cincore California 8-8 12/4 23 2-8 .250 2-3 .667 1-2 .500 2 1 3 2.8 3-0 3 3 0 2 7 6.6 added seven points, two assists, a steal and a career- Drake 9-9 12/6 22 2-6 .333 1-3 .333 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 2.4 2-0 2 1 4 1 7 6.7 high four blocks against Drake on Dec. 6. It matched San Jose State 10-10 12/9 25 2-7 .286 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 2.6 4-0 6 4 0 1 4 6.4 her total from the other 61 games of her career. at Creighton 11-11 12/18 19 1-5 .200 0-1 .000 2-2 1.000 2 1 3 2.6 3-0 1 2 0 3 4 6.2 #1 UConn 12-12 12/21 14 0-5 .000 0-3 .000 1-2 .500 1 2 3 2.7 1-0 0 3 0 0 1 5.8 NEBRASKA CAREER Totals 12-12 271 24-81 .296 9-34 .265 12-19 .632 12 20 32 2.7 25-0 28 23 4 14 69 5.8 Cincore emerged throughout the season and started in place of injured senior Rachel Theriot the final five games and six times overall in 2015-16. Cincore averaged 4.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 17.9 minutes per game on the year. She had a career-high 16 points against Indiana Feb. 24. She capped her season with 10 points, four rebounds and three assists against Northern Iowa in the first round of the WNIT. Over the final 10 games, Cincore averaged 6.6 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.7 minutes per game. JASMINE CINCORE career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2014-15 20-0 97 8-30 .267 0-11 .000 9-17 .529 1-3 4-0.2 13-0 10 4 0 7 25-1.3 2015-16 31-6 556 39-111 .351 11-28 .393 45-55 .818 17-38 55-1.8 47-0 44 40 4 26 134-4.3 2016-17 12-12 271 24-81 .296 9-34 .265 12-19 .632 12-20 32-2.7 25-0 28 23 4 14 69-5.8 Career 63-18 924 71-222 .320 20-73 .274 66-91 .725 30-61 91-1.4 85-0 82 67 8 47 228-3.6 HUSKERS.COM @HUSKERSWBB #HUSKERS 29 DARRIEN WASHINGTON 6-2 Sophomore Forward Oakland, California (Skyline) 50

in just eight minutes in NU’s victory over Arkansas Pine Bluff on Nov. 14. She added three points, five WASHINGTON’S CAREER BESTS rebounds and her first career steal in the win over Category Total Game North Florida on Nov. 16. Points 7 San Jose State (12/9/15) She missed Nebraska’s next seven games before Rebounds 6 San Jose State (12/9/15) returning for one minute of first half action against 6 Washington State (11/25/16) Northern Arizona on Dec. 19. Washington did not Assists 1 Creighton (12/18/16) play in NU’s next three games, before making her Big 1 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) Ten debut with three points and two rebounds in five Steals 1 Four Times, most recent minutes at No. 8 Maryland on Jan. 7. 1 Virginia (11/26/16) She battled a nagging knee injury for several Blocks 1 Omaha (11/22/16) games, but returned at near full strength in the win 1 Penn State (2/2/16) over Penn State Feb. 2. She scored five points while adding a rebound and a block in six minutes in the FGA 5 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) win over the Lady Lions FGM 3 Arkansas Pine Bluff (11/14/15) For the season, Washington scored 20 points and FTA 4 Three Times, most recent grabbed 19 rebounds in just 39 total minutes. 4 Creighton (12/18/16) Washington redshirted in her first season at FTM 2 Creighton (12/18/16) Nebraska in 2014-15. Off the court, she earned a spot 3-PT FGA 0 None FIVE FACTS ABOUT DARRIEN on the Tom Osborne Citizenship Team in 2015. 3-PT FGM 0 None 1. Darrien likes to sing. BEFORE NEBRASKA Washington-San Francisco, when she had 27 points, 2. Her best friend is Rachel Blackburn. 17 rebounds and six blocked shots in a 50-47 win. She Washington wrapped up her career at Oakland 3. Darrien dislikes strawberries, bananas and hot helped Skyline to a 17-10 record as a junior and was Skyline High School with an outstanding senior dogs. an all-state candidate out of the CIF San Francisco/ season, earning first-team All-Oakland honors after 4. Her favorite animal in the world is the lion. Oakland section. averaging 16.5 points, 11.5 rebounds and 4.1 blocks 5. She really likes French fries. As a sophomore, Washington earned second- per game for 21-9 Skyline in 2013-14. Washington’s team All-OAL honors from the ContraCosta Times in abilities were featured in a 77-40 victory over San 2011-12. She averaged 9.9 points, 10.6 rebounds and HONORS & AWARDS Leandro KIPP King, when she erupted for 32 points 3.3 blocks per contest for a Skyline team that went • Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2015, 2016) and pulled down 23 rebounds while blocking six 21-6. Washington also played on the Cal Stars Elite • First-Team All-Oakland (2013, 2014) shots. team that finished as the national runner-up in the • Second-Team All-OAL (ContraCosta Times, 2012) Washington finished her high school career with summer of 2013. 1,181 points over 101 career games to average 11.7 SOPHOMORE (2016-17) points per game. She also averaged 9.8 rebounds Darrien Washington is seeing increased playing per contest, coming up just short of 1,000 career PERSONAL time inside for the Huskers as a third-year sophomore. rebounds despite playing sparingly as a freshman. Darrien is the daughter of BJ Washington. She is averaging 2.5 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12.3 Washington was a first-team All-Oakland Darrien was born April 11, 1996. She has a younger minutes per game. selection in the Bay Area League in 2012-13. She sister. Darrien is an animal science major at Nebraska. She scored a career-high seven points and averaged 16.4 points, 12.6 rebounds and 4.9 blocks She earned spots on the Tom Osborne Citizenship matched a career high with six rebounds in Nebraska’s for Oakland Skyline as a junior in 2012-13. One of her Team in 2015 and 2016. She chose Nebraska over win over San Jose State on Dec. 9. She followed with top performances came on Nov. 28, 2012, against Utah, Oregon, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara. six points, four rebounds and her second career assist at Creighton on Dec. 18. She pitched in four points and four rebounds in 10 minutes against No. 1 UConn 2016-17 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS on Dec. 21. |---Total---| |---3-Pts.---| |--Rebounds--| Over the last three games, Washington has Opponent G-GS Date Min FG-FGA Pct. 3FG-FGA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off Def Tot Avg. PF-FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg. averaged 5.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 13 minutes, UTRGV 1-0 11/12 20 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 0 5 5 5.0 4-0 0 3 0 1 2 2.0 while shooting 70 percent (7-10) from the field. #25 Missouri 2-0 11/14 12 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 3 4 4.5 3-0 0 2 0 0 0 1.0 Washington had three points and set her career Colorado State 3-0 11/17 12 1-4 .250 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 2 4 4.3 1-0 0 1 0 1 2 1.3 high with six rebounds against Washington State at Omaha 4-0 11/22 7 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 3.3 2-0 0 1 1 0 0 1.0 the South Point Shootout on Nov. 26. She opened vs. Washington State 5-0 11/25 12 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 1-2 .500 1 5 6 3.8 1-0 0 2 0 0 3 1.4 the season with two points and tied her then-career vs. Virginia 6-0 11/26 19 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 2 3 5 4.0 2-0 0 3 0 1 2 1.5 high with five rebounds in a career-high 20 minutes at Virginia Tech 7-0 12/1 15 1-3 .333 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 4 5 4.1 3-0 0 2 0 0 2 1.6 in NU’s win over UTRGV on Nov. 12. She added two California 8-0 12/4 9 1-2 .500 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 2 2 3.9 1-0 0 1 0 0 2 1.6 points and four boards in 12 minutes of work in NU’s Drake 9-0 12/6 3 0-1 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 1 1 2 3.7 2-0 0 0 0 0 0 1.4 win over Colorado State on Nov. 17. San Jose State 10-0 12/9 15 3-3 1.000 0-0 .000 1-4 .250 1 5 6 3.9 4-0 0 3 0 0 7 2.0 “Darrien is gaining confidence and comfort as at Creighton 11-0 12/18 14 2-4 .500 0-0 .000 2-4 .500 1 3 4 3.9 0-0 1 2 0 0 6 2.4 she enters her third year at Nebraska,” Coach Amy #1 UConn 12-0 12/21 10 2-3 .667 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 1 3 4 3.9 0-0 0 2 0 0 4 2.5 Williams said. “Her size and strength put her in a Totals 12-0 148 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 4-14 .286 11 36 47 3.9 23-0 1 22 1 3 30 2.5 great position to be a physical presence for us in the post.”

NEBRASKA CAREER Washington competed for time in a deep and talented Nebraska post rotation as a redshirt freshman in 2015-16. She enjoyed an impressive debut with six points, five rebounds and an assist DARRIEN WASHINGTON career statistics

Year G-GS Min FG-FGA Pct. 3P-3PA Pct. FT-FTA Pct. Off-Def Reb.-Avg. PF-D A TO Blk ST Pts-Avg. 2014-15 Did Not Play - Redshirt 2015-16 10-0 39 8-15 .533 0-0 .000 4-13 .308 10-9 19-1.9 7-0 1 5 1 1 20-2.0 2016-17 12-0 148 13-30 .433 0-0 .000 4-14 .286 11-36 47-3.9 23-0 1 22 1 3 30-2.5 Career 22-0 187 21-45 .467 0-0 .000 8-27 .296 21-45 66-3.0 30-0 2 27 2 4 50-2.3 30 2016-17 NEBRASKA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL NEBRASKA RADIO & TV ROSTER

2 3 5 11 12 Rylie Cascio Jensen Hannah Whitish Nicea Eliely Esther Ramacieri Emily Wood 5-10, Freshman, Guard 5-9, Freshman, Guard 6-1, Freshman, Guard 5-8, Senior, Guard 5-5, Junior, Guard Fremont, Nebraska Barneveld, Wisconsin Colorado Springs, Colorado Repentigny, Quebec, Canada Salina, Kansas

13 14 15 22 24 Janay Morton Grace Mitchell Bria Stallworth Allie Havers Maddie Simon 5-10, Senior, Guard 6-2, Freshman, Forward/Guard 5-6, Sophomore, Guard 6-5, Senior, Center 6-2, Sophomore, Guard Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Wellington, Kansas Chicago, Illinois Mattawan, Michigan Lincoln, Nebraska

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